Three Consuls Capitalism, Empire, and the Rise and Fall of America's Mediterranean Community, 1776–1840
Book contents
- Three Consuls
- Three Consuls
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Frontispiece
- Introduction
- Part I Rise of the Mediterranean Community
- Part II Community Structures
- Part III Collapse
- 8 The Long Decline
- 9 Selling Empire
- 10 Death and Dismemberment
- Epilogue Latin America and the Turn toward Empire
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Selling Empire
from Part III - Collapse
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024
Book contents
- Three Consuls
- Three Consuls
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Frontispiece
- Introduction
- Part I Rise of the Mediterranean Community
- Part II Community Structures
- Part III Collapse
- 8 The Long Decline
- 9 Selling Empire
- 10 Death and Dismemberment
- Epilogue Latin America and the Turn toward Empire
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Follows the American consuls as they begin to become cultural brokers linking Americans to remnants of the great Mediterranean empires as America begins to consider an imperialistic turn in the wake of the Monroe Doctrine.
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- Three ConsulsCapitalism, Empire, and the Rise and Fall of America's Mediterranean Community, 1776–1840, pp. 239 - 267Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024