UID:
edocfu_9960947472002883
Format:
1 online resource (480 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-674-02007-3
Content:
Long before the U.S. became a major force in global affairs, U.S. expansionists assumed a mandate to "civilize" non-Western peoples by demanding submission to American technological prowess and design. Adas pursues the history of this mission through America's foreign relations over nearly four centuries.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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INTRODUCTION: A TRAIN FOR THE SHOGUN --
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1. "ENGINS" IN THE WILDERNESS --
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2. MACHINES AND MANIFEST DESTINY --
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3. ENGINEERS' IMPERIALISM --
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4. FOUNDATIONS OF AN AMERICAN CENTURY --
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5. IMPOSING MODERNITY --
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6. MACHINES IN THE VIETNAM QUAGMIRE --
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7. TECHNOWAR IN THE PERSIAN GULF --
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EPILOGUE: THE PARADOX OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPREMACY --
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ABBREVIATIONS --
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NOTES --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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INDEX
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-674-03216-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
DOI:
10.4159/9780674020078
