Bibliograph

The Not-Quite States of America, Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA, Doug Mack

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The Not-Quite States of America, Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA, Doug Mack

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Not-Quite States of America

Oclc number

951070860

Responsibility statement

Doug Mack

Sub title

Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA

Summary

Traces the author's explorations of U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to juxtapose their blends of culture against the expansionist views of the Founding Fathers

Table Of Contents

A Very Brief Note on the Territories and Their Various Designations -- THE EMPIRE'S NEW CLOTHES: The Virgin Islands of the United States -- FOREIGN IN A DOMESTIC SENSE: American Samoa -- OFFSHORING THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Guam -- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY: The Northern Mariana Islands -- BE TRUE TO YOUR HOME: Puerto Rico -- THE FUTURE OF EMPIRE

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