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The picky eagle : how democracy and xenophobia limited U.S. territorial expansion /

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This book explains why the United States stopped annexing territory by focusing on annexation's domestic political and normative consequences.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maass, Richard W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2020].
Subjects:
Democracy > United States > History.
Xenophobia > Political aspects > United States > History.
United States > Territorial expansion > History.
United States > Foreign relations.
Description
Summary:This book explains why the United States stopped annexing territory by focusing on annexation's domestic political and normative consequences.
Physical Description:xv, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501748752
1501748750