TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maier,Charles S.
TI  - Among Empires: American Ascendancy and Its Predecessors 
SN  - 9780674021891
AV  - E183.7 -- M27 2006eb 
U1  - 325.320973 
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Cambridge, MA : 
PB  - Harvard University Press, 
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Case studies
KW  - History
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Prologue: Questions at the Outset --; PART ONE: Recurring Structures --; Introduction: The Imperial Arena --; 1. What Is an Empire? --; 2. Frontiers 78 --; 3. "Call It Peace" --; PART TWO: America's Turn --; Introduction: Highland Park and Hiroshima --; 4. Frontiers and Forces in the Cold War --; 5. An Empire of Production --; 6. An Empire of Consumption --; Afterword: The Vase of Uruk --; Tables --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - This elegantly written book examines the structure and impact of empires and asks whether the United States shares their traits and behavior. Charles S. Maier outlines the essentials of empire throughout history, then explores the exercise of U.S. power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With learning, dispassion, and clarity, Among Empires offers bold comparisons and an original account of American power
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040458
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674040458
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674040458/original
ER  -