Manifest Manhood and the Antebellum American Empire

Name: Manifest Manhood and the Antebellum American Empire
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ISBN: 9780521600804

ISBN-10: 0521600804

ISBN-13: 9780521600804

Edition: 2005

Authors: Amy S. Greenberg

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The US victory over Mexico in 1848 brought two centuries of dramatic territorial expansion to a close, but it also helped inspire the idea of a Manifest destiny & enhanced a martial vision of American manhood. Amy Greenberg explores this phenomenon & its consequences.

Book details

List price: $33.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/6/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Introduction



The ?New Frontier? as safety valve: the political and social context of manifest destiny, 1800?1860



An American Central America: boosters, travelers, and the persistence of Manifest destiny



American men abroad: sex and violence in the Latin American travelogue



William Walker and the regeneration of martial manhood



The irresistible pirate: Narciso L?pez and the public meeting



American womanhood abroad



Manifest destiny and manly missionaries: expansionism in the Pacific


Conclusion: American manhood and war, 1860 to the present