Dangerous nation : America in the World, 1600-1898 /

Main Author: Kagan, Robert
Corporate Author: Atlantic Books
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London: Atlantic Books, 2006
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. - The first imperialists. - The foreign policy of revolution. - Liberalism and expansion. - To the Farewell Address and beyond. - "Peaceful conquest". - A republic in the age of monarchy. - The foreign policy of slavery. - Manifest destinies. - Beyond the national interest. - War and progress. - From the power to ambition, from ambition to power. - Morality and hegemony