Burdens of Empire, Then and Now
U.S. infantry in the Philippines, 1899
A Pakistani soldier guards a McDonald's in Karachi, 2001
This page draws together all material on this site having a connection between America's expansionism in the nineteenth century, its current role in globalization, and the events of September 11.
From the War with Mexico to "Enduring Freedom"
Informal Empire
The Philippine War
What Kind of Great Power? (in-class
exercise for Monday, November 26)
Documents on Informal Empire (mostly pro-expansion)
Anti-Imperialism in the
United States, 1898-1935
Noam Chomsky
Globalization
Alternative Perspectives on "Enduring Freedom"
The Theory of Just War
Lieber's Code
Civilians in the
Path of War