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Subject(s)

• Internationalism—History—19th century [Browse]
• National characteristics, American—History—19th century [Browse]
• United States—Foreign relations—1865-1898 [Browse]
• United States—Civilization—1865-1918 [Browse]
• United States—Race relations—History—19th century [Browse]

Summary note

Why did the United States become a global power? Frank Ninkovich shows that a cultural predisposition for thinking in global terms blossomed in the late nineteenth century, making possible the rise to world power as American liberals of the time took a wide-ranging interest in the world. Of little practical significance during a period when isolationism reigned supreme in U.S. foreign policy, this rich body of thought would become the cultural foundation of twentieth-century American internationalism.

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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Introduction: Culture and causality
• A global civilization
• Culture, commerce, and diplomacy : creating an international identity
• Europe I : republican mirages
• Europe II : barbarian survivals
• The one and the many : race, culture, and civilization
• The promise of local equality : assimilating African- Americans, Chinese, and Native Americans
• Beyond Orientalism : explaining other worlds
• Empire and civilization
• International politics
• The future of international relations
• Conclusion: Culture as capability.

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ISBN

0-674-05437-7

OCLC

• 648757480
• 979588447

Doi

• 10.4159/9780674054370

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