U.S. in the World: Empire Making, Capitalism, and the Politics of Identity and Citizenship

American nationalism borne out at the juncture between empire making and immigration. At its core are constructed (and changing) ideas of race.
Empire
Making (building on long history: trans-Appalachian migration; the Louisiana
Purchase, Indian Removal, Manifest Destiny, the Mexican War, and he annexations
of Texas, California, and the southwestern territories), Philippines, Cuba,
Guam, Hawaii (Spanish-American War)
Nationalism as a natural product of imperialism? Or... Imperialism is a natural product of nationalism? Each reinforces the other. As Jacobson's work shows, the ideas of "American-ness" developed at the juncture of migration, racism, and empire building.