![]() ![]() How to Hide an Empire tells the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests like Alaska, Hawai‘i, the Philippines and Puerto Rico, to the catalogue of islands, archipelagos and military bases dotted around the globe over which the Stars and Stripes flies. We know it has spread its money, language and culture across the world – but we still think of it as a contained territory, framed by Canada above, Mexico below, and oceans either side. The result is a provocative and absorbing history of the United States' NEW YORK TIMESįor a country that has always denied having dreams of empire, the United States owns a lot of overseas territory.Īmerica has always prided itself on being a champion of sovereignty and independence. nimbly combines breadth and sweep with fine-grained attention to detail. ![]()
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