How to Hide an Empire
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How to Hide an Empire

by Daniel Immerwahr

2019•Documentary•528 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, realistic non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an “empire,” exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories―the islands, atolls, and archipelagos―this country has governed and inhabited?

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryAll consuming quest

Subjects

ColonialismImperialismUnited States HistoryHistoryUnited states, colonial questionAmerica, historyTerritories and possessionsColonial question

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Author
Daniel Immerwahr
Published
2019
Pages
528
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