{"product_id":"colonial-crucible-alfred-w-mccoy-9780299231040","title":"Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State","description":"At the end of the nineteenth century the United States swiftly occupied a string of small islands dotting the Caribbean and Western Pacific, from Puerto Rico and Cuba to Hawaii and the Philippines. \u003ci\u003eColonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how this experiment in direct territorial rule subtly but profoundly shaped U.S. policy and practice--both abroad and, crucially, at home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred W. McCoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299231046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299231040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2009 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010","brand":"Alfred W. McCoy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420621983999,"sku":"9780299231040","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c3de0dc-2b45-4b78-85d9-56ab3093bb21.jpg?v=1734635170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-crucible-alfred-w-mccoy-9780299231040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}