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America in the shadow of empires /

America is in trouble at home. Difficulties abound. Unemployment and poverty for many, financial pressure for most, opulence for just a privileged few. Yet America is also active abroad, in a role that is equally troubling and difficult. The book explores the relationship between problems at home an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Coates, David, 1946-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > 21st century. United States > Social conditions > 21st century. National characteristics, American > History > 21st century. Imperialism > Case studies. HISTORY / United States / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism.

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