{"product_id":"a-failed-vision-of-empire-9781496237071","title":"A Failed Vision of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel J. Burge examines the belief in manifest destiny through the nineteenth century, focusing on contested moments in the United States' continental expansion to show that the ideology was not wildly popular, nor did it typically succeed in unifying expansionists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By calling into question the assumption that expansion was inevitable, this book demands that we take responsibility—and perhaps even make amends—for the unjust wars of conquest waged by the United States.\"—Alice L. Baumgartner, \u003ci\u003eReviews in American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Burge's persuasive critique of the standard account of American empire should alter how manifest destiny is studied and taught.\"—Matt Millsap, \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Failed Vision of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful reminder of the fact that manifest destiny was contested.\"—Maria Angela Diaz, \u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For anyone interested in joining in the work of deconstructing such a powerful myth, Burge provides the tools.\"—Richard Mize, \u003ci\u003eChronicles of Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Burge has refined and updated our understanding of territorial expansion in an important way. He has offered a clear, concise, and persuasive argument that should substantially alter how we look at Manifest Destiny and the mythology surrounding it. \u003ci\u003eA Failed Vision of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e should not be missed by any fan of nineteenth-century American history.\"—Matthew D. McDonough, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Iowa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Failed Vision of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable part of a growing literature seeking to place manifest destiny in its proper historical and historiographical position.\"—Michael Hill, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Nineteenth Century History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This well-written, deeply researched, and provocative book deserves a wide readership because it advances important ideas that will spark plenty of discussions about manifest destiny and expansion in the nineteenth century U.S.\"—Evan C. Rothera, \u003ci\u003eCivil War Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Burge's \u003ci\u003eA Failed Vision of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e significantly contributes to the scholarship of U.S. empire. . . . The book confirms manifest destiny was a powerful rhetorical device that inspired an equally powerful resistance, and as Burge contends, by the 1870s, the resistance won.\"—Jimmy L. Bryan Jr., \u003ci\u003eJournal of Arizona History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Failed Vision of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e has performed a remarkable feat by blazing a fresh trail through what had looked like fairly well-worn historiographic terrain.\"—Brian Rouleau, \u003ci\u003ePacific Northwest Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An important correction to a traditional view of manifest destiny still found in U.S. history textbooks.”—Abraham Hoffman, \u003ci\u003eRoundup Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Myth of Manifest Destiny\u003cbr\u003e 1. Delaying Destiny: The U.S.-Mexican War and the Postponement of Manifest Destiny\u003cbr\u003e 2. Promises of Peace: Washington’s Farewell and the Election of 1848\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rejecting Robbery: Filibusters, Spain, and the Quest for Cuba, 1850–1855\u003cbr\u003e 4. Stalling the Slave Power: The Sectional Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1855–1860\u003cbr\u003e 5. Controlling the Continent: Manifest Destiny in the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e 6. Worthless Real Estate: The Environmental Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1866–1868\u003cbr\u003e 7. Destiny’s Demise: The Racial Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868–1872\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Overturning the Myth\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409245938007,"sku":"9781496237071","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496237071.jpg?v=1730506126","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-failed-vision-of-empire-9781496237071","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}