{"product_id":"how-to-hide-an-empire-a-history-of-the-greater-united-states-paperback","title":"How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Immerwahr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the ten best books of the year by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003ebest book of 2019 A 2019 NPR Staff Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an \"empire,\" exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories--the islands, atolls, and archipelagos--this country has governed and inhabited? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow to Hide an Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Immerwahr tells the fascinating story of the United States outside the United States. In crackling, fast-paced prose, he reveals forgotten episodes that cast American history in a new light. We travel to the Guano Islands, where prospectors collected one of the nineteenth century's most valuable commodities, and the Philippines, site of the most destructive event on U.S. soil. In Puerto Rico, Immerwahr shows how U.S. doctors conducted grisly experiments they would never have conducted on the mainland and charts the emergence of independence fighters who would shoot up the U.S. Congress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the years after World War II, Immerwahr notes, the United States moved away from colonialism. Instead, it put innovations in electronics, transportation, and culture to use, devising a new sort of influence that did not require the control of colonies. Rich with absorbing vignettes, full of surprises, and driven by an original conception of what empire and globalization mean today, \u003ci\u003eHow to Hide an Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a major and compulsively readable work of history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Immerwahr \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of history at Northwestern University and the author of \u003ci\u003eThinking Small: The United States and the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLure of Community Development\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Organization of American Historians' Merle Curti Award. He has written for\u003ci\u003e Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDissent\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51983563227437,"sku":"9781250251091","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QmRZVGFTaEtzSzRtcTV4VkhWOGtmdz09.webp?v=1776059466","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-to-hide-an-empire-a-history-of-the-greater-united-states-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}