The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire

The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire
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Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015064875373
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Download or read book The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire written by Bartholomew H. Sparrow and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on America's first attempts at empire-building through a string of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the early part of the 20th century that tried to define the legal and constitutional status of America's island territories: Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, among others, and reveals how the Court provided the rationalization for the establishment of an American empire.


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