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Isles of Empire
Peter C. Stuart
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Description for Isles of Empire
Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: G; HB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Isles of Empire examines the United States' century-long rule of island possessions in the Caribbean and Pacific, revealing a venture of mixed idealism and exploitation, uplift and neglect, that has been shaped by underlying national ambivalence. These possessions rank as the world's largest remaining territorial Empire, though it is rarely recognized as imperial. Peter C. Stuart points out that economic linkage to one of the world's richest nations has left the inhabitants of these dependencies better off financially than most of their regional neighbors, but collectively, the poorest of Americans. Each of these islands exhibits advances in schooling, health, and ... Read more
Isles of Empire examines the United States' century-long rule of island possessions in the Caribbean and Pacific, revealing a venture of mixed idealism and exploitation, uplift and neglect, that has been shaped by underlying national ambivalence. These possessions rank as the world's largest remaining territorial Empire, though it is rarely recognized as imperial. Peter C. Stuart points out that economic linkage to one of the world's richest nations has left the inhabitants of these dependencies better off financially than most of their regional neighbors, but collectively, the poorest of Americans. Each of these islands exhibits advances in schooling, health, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761813125
SKU
V9780761813125
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About Peter C. Stuart
Peter C. Stuart is the author of The Other Half: Glimpses of Grassroots Asia.
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