Illusions of empire : the Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands / William S. Kiser.
"Illusions of Empire adopts a multinational view of North American borderlands and border lines, examining the ways in which Mexico's north overlapped with America's Southwest in the contexts of diplomacy, politics, economics, and military operations. Beyond these direct historical arguments, the U....
| Uniform Title: | America in the nineteenth century.
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| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2022]
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| Series: | America in the nineteenth century.
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| Physical Description: | 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
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"Illusions of Empire adopts a multinational view of North American borderlands and border lines, examining the ways in which Mexico's north overlapped with America's Southwest in the contexts of diplomacy, politics, economics, and military operations. Beyond these direct historical arguments, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands provide a case study for the overt and covert nature of diplomacy in regions of contested sovereignty"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Call Number: | F786 .K577 2022 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812253511 0812253515 |