234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this volume, Hamilton deals with some of the antecedents and the outcome of the Spanish-American war, specifically, the acquisition of an American empire. It critiques the "progressive" view of those events, questioning the notion that businessmen (and compliant politicians) aggressively sought new markets, particularly those of Asia. Hamilton shows that United States' exports continued to go,... Read more
Acknowledgments
Frequently Cited Works
List of Maps and Table
1. Imperialism in the "Progressive" Framework
2. Business Dominance—The Assumption of Competence
3. American Outreach? Hawaii, 1893 and 1898
4. American Outreach? Venezuela, 1895
5. The New Empire—Promise and Achievements
6. The Empire—Subsequent Experience
Index
Biography
Richard F. Hamilton
