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How to Hide an Empire

By Daniel Immerwahr

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About How to Hide an Empire

Daniel Immerwahr examines the United States through its overseas possessions and the wider geography of American power. The book invites readers to reconsider what familiar national maps include and leave out.

Why I include it

The map itself is part of the story of American power. This territorial history adds a useful dimension to the globalization books, asking readers to consider the places familiar national accounts leave out.

Collection 02 · Related reading

Rise and Strain of Globalization

This extends the globalization collection by adding a territorial history of the power behind international order.

What to look for while reading

Watch how the choice of geographic frame changes an account of power. How do territory, institutions, and historical memory connect?

Perspective & context

I brought these books together to compare perspectives and develop judgment. No single author has the final word.

Key themes

  • Rise and Strain of Globalization
  • American power and territorial history
  • Nonfiction

Praise & Reviews

“wry, readable and often astonishing”
— Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times

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