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BL
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989416
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b743786
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| Main Entry
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Adas, Michael,1943-
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| Title & Author
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Dominance by design : : technological imperatives and America's civilizing mission /\ Michael Adas.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,, ©2006.
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542 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0674018672
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: 0674032160
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: 9780674018679
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: 9780674032163
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-514) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : a train for the Shogun -- 1. "Engins" in the wilderness -- 2. Machines and Manifest destiny -- 3. Engineers' imperialism -- 4. Foundations of an American century -- 5. Imposing modernity -- 6. Machines in the Vietnam quagmire -- 7. Technowar in the Persian Gulf -- Epilogue : the paradox of technological supremacy.
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"Dominance by Design explores the critical ways in which technological superiority has undergirded U.S. policies of unilateralism, preemption, and interventionism in foreign affairs while raising us from an impoverished frontier nation to a global power. Challenging the long-held assumptions and imperatives that sustain the belief in the civilizing mission, Adas gives us an essential guide to America's past and present role in the world as well as cautionary lessons for the future."--Jacket.
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University of South Alabama
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Political messianism-- United States.
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Technological innovations-- United States-- History.
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Technology-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Innovations-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Messianisme politique-- États-Unis.
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Technologie-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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15.85 history of America.
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Außenpolitik
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Diplomatic relations.
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Political messianism.
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Sendungsbewusstsein
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Technological innovations.
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Technologie
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Technology.
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Territorial expansion.
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Buitenlandse politiek.
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Dominantie.
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Technologie.
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United States, Foreign relations, 20th century.
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United States, Territorial expansion.
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États-Unis, Expansion territoriale.
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États-Unis, Relations extérieures, 20e siècle.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.73/009/04
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| LC Classification
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E744.A243 2006
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15.85bcl
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15.85.bcl
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HISTfid
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ML 5740rvk
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ZG 8640rvk
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