How to Hide an Empire
Inspector Lynley SeriesDaniel Immerwahr
Discover the forgotten side of American history outside the mainland with How to Hide an Empire. Delve into the United States' actual territories, from the Guano Islands to Puerto Rico, and learn about the country's complex colonial past. Daniel Immerwahr presents a gripping and fast-paced history, filled with surprising anecdotes and a unique view of empire and globalization. A Publishers Weekly best book of 2019 and a 2019 NPR Staff Pick, How to Hide an Empire is a major work of history that recontextualizes American power on a global scale.
Дата публикации
2019-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
2019-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Рейтинг Goodreads
4.46
ISBN
9781847923981
Рекомендации
3
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2022-10-17T20:43:03.000Z
@k8em0 A great book for anyone interested in this history is “how to hide an empire” which includes this wonderful map of the unites states and its territories. To scale (except some of the smaller islands) – источник2019-07-28T19:31:39.000Z
For those who want to understand the historical agony of Puerto Rico and the account of US colonial savagery there, read the brilliant book by Daniel Immerwahr, “How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States”. – источник2021-07-14T15:21:05.000Z
@kernicus Yes. Brings this to my mind: “If you lived in the United States on the eve of WWII (1940), you were more likely to be colonized (18.8m people) than black (10.9m people).” -from the really good book How to Hide an Empire – источник