The provinciality of American empire: 'Liberal Exceptionalism' and U.S. Colonial Rule, 1898-1912

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-108

  Go, Julian ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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COLONIAL LEGACY; IMPERIALISM; POLITICAL HISTORY; PROVINCIALISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845600010     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: 14752999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0010417507000412     Document Type: Article

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