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The Edges of Empire and the Limits of Sovereignty: American Guano Islands.
- Source :
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American Quarterly . Sep2005, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p779-803. 25p. 1 Black and White Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- This article shows how American imperialism has consisted efforts to impose limits upon territorial expansion and what the association of imperialism with the expansion of territory is and the projection of power and the imposition of sovereignty. Use of the history of the American Guano Islands shows the wide range of legal practices of boundary management that attended territorial expansion.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00030678
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18550331
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/aq.2005.0040