The Empire Trap: The Rise and Fall of U.S. Intervention to Protect American Property Overseas, 1893-2013

by Noel Maurer

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How the United States became an imperial power by bowing to pressure to defend its citizens' overseas investments

Throughout the twentieth century, the U.S. government willingly deployed power, hard and soft, to protect American investments all around the globe. Why did the United States get into the business of defending its citizens' property rights abroad? The Empire Trap looks at how modern U.S. involvement in the empire...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691155828

ISBN13:9780691155821

Release Date:August 2013

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:568 Pages

Weight:2.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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Business Business & Investing History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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