Global Dawn The Cultural Foundation of American Internationalism, 1865-1890

Name: Global Dawn The Cultural Foundation of American Internationalism, 1865-1890
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ISBN: 9780674035041

ISBN-10: 0674035046

ISBN-13: 9780674035041

Edition: 2009

Authors: Frank Ninkovich

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Why did the United States become a global power? Frank Ninkovich shows that a cultural predisposition for thinking in global terms blossomed in the late nineteenth century, making possible the rise to world power as American liberals of the time took a wide-ranging interest in the world. At the center of their attention was the historical process they called ldquo;civilization,rdquo; whose most prominent features-a global economy, political democracy, and a global culture-anticipated what would later come to be known as globalization.The continued spread of civilization, they believed, provided the answer to worrisome contemporary problems such as the faltering progress of democracy, a…

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List price: $73.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/15/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Culture and Causality



A Global Civilization



Creating an International Identity: Culture, Commerce, and Diplomacy



Europe I: The Mirage of Republicanism



Europe II: Premodern Survivals



The One and the Many: Race, Culture, and Civilization



The Promise of Local Equality: Assimilating African Americans, Chinese, and Native Americans



Beyond Orientalism: Explaining Other Worlds



Empire and Civilization



International Politics



The Future of International Relations


Conclusion: Culture as Capability


Notes


Index