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Meeting the enemy American exceptionalism and international law

Title
Meeting the enemy [electronic resource] : American exceptionalism and international law / Natsu Taylor Saito.
Author
Saito, Natsu Taylor.
Publication
New York ; London : New York University Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 374 p.)
Series Statement
Critical America
Uniform Title
Meeting the enemy (Online)
Alternative Title
Meeting the enemy (Online)
Subject
  • Exceptionalism > United States > History
  • Manifest Destiny
  • International law
  • United States > Foreign relations
  • United States > Territorial expansion
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-355) and index.
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Contents
Introduction : "A distinctly American internationalism" -- Saving civilization : the war on terror -- Civilizing the other : colonial origins of international law -- "A city on a hill" : America as exception -- Establishing the republic : first principles and American identity -- A manifest destiny : colonizing the continent -- American imperial expansion -- making the world safe for democracy -- The new world order and American hegemony -- Confronting American exceptionalism.
LCCN
2009041512
OCLC
ssj0000422981
Author
Saito, Natsu Taylor.
Title
Meeting the enemy [electronic resource] : American exceptionalism and international law / Natsu Taylor Saito.
Imprint
New York ; London : New York University Press, c2010.
Series
Critical America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-355) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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