| American Imperialism and the State, 1893-1921 Contributor(s): Moore, Colin D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107152445 ISBN-13: 9781107152441 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $83.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Imperialism |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2016048279 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.31" W x 9.43" (1.20 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1920's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How did the acquisition of overseas colonies affect the development of the American state? How did the constitutional system shape the expansion and governance of American empire? American Imperialism and the State offers a new perspective on these questions by recasting American imperial governance as an episode of state building. Colin D. Moore argues that the empire was decisively shaped by the efforts of colonial state officials to achieve greater autonomy in the face of congressional obstruction, public indifference and limitations on administrative capacity. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book focuses principally upon four cases of imperial governance - Hawai'i, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic and Haiti - to highlight the essential tension between American mass democracy and imperial expansion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moore, Colin D.: - Colin D. Moore is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii. He has won the American Political Science Association's Burnham Award for the best dissertation in politics and history, and the Mary Parker Follett Award for the year's best article in politics and history. His research has been published in Perspectives on Politics, American Political Science Review and Studies in American Political Development. |