{"product_id":"american-expansionism-1783-1860-mark-joy-9780582369658","title":"American Expansionism, 1783-1860: A Manifest Destiny?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new Seminar Study surveys the history of U.S. territorial expansion from the end of the American Revolution until 1860. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the concept of 'manifest destiny' and asks why, if expansion was 'manifest', there was such opposition to almost every expansionist incident. Paying attention to key themes often overlooked - Indian removal and the US government land sales policy, the book looks at both 'foreign' expansion such as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the war with Mexico in the 1840s and 'internal' expansion as American settlers moved west .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the book addresses the most recent historiographical trends in the subject and asks how Americans have dealt with the expansionist legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Joy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0582369657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780582369658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d","brand":"Mark Joy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372302815487,"sku":"9780582369658","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2656d78-14cf-46c4-898f-32255b63c25f.jpg?v=1732725575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-expansionism-1783-1860-mark-joy-9780582369658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}