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'Wry, readable and often astonishing... A provocative and absorbing history of the United States' New York Times

The United States denies having dreams of empire.

We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side. Nothing could be further from the truth.

This is the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests like Alaska and Puerto Rico to the catalogue of islands, archipelagos and military bases dotted around the globe. Full of surprises and previously forgotten episodes, this fascinating book casts America’s history, and its present, in a revealing new light.

How to Hide an Empire: A Short History of the Greater United States

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'Wry, readable and often astonishing... A provocative and absorbing history of the United States' New York TimesThe United States denies... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 30/01/2020
    ISBN13: 9781784703912, 978-1784703912
    ISBN10: 1784703915

    Number of Pages: 528

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    'Wry, readable and often astonishing... A provocative and absorbing history of the United States' New York Times

    The United States denies having dreams of empire.

    We know America has spread its money, language and culture across the world, but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side. Nothing could be further from the truth.

    This is the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests like Alaska and Puerto Rico to the catalogue of islands, archipelagos and military bases dotted around the globe. Full of surprises and previously forgotten episodes, this fascinating book casts America’s history, and its present, in a revealing new light.

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