Building the Continental Empire
American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War
In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the American republic, William Earl Weeks argues that the construction of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the American empire. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of this initiative to the 1750s, when the Founding Fathers began to perceive the advantages of colonial union and the possibility of creating an empire within the British Empire that would provide security and the potential for commercial and territorial expansion. After the adoption of the Constitution-and a far stronger central government than had been popularly imagined-the need to expand combined with…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-56663-136-5
- EAN: 9781566631365
- Produktnummer: 1646017
- Verlag: Ivan R. Dee
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1997
- Seitenangabe: 194 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.0 cm 245 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 245
Über den Autor
William Earl Weeks teaches American history at San Diego State University. He has also written John Quincy Adams and American Global Empire.
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