Making the Empire Work
Subtitle: Labor and United States Imperialism
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: Jul 17, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781479871254
Description: "Millions of laborers, from the Philippines to the Caribbean, performed the work of the United States empire. Forging a global economy connecting the tropics to the industrial center, workers harvested sugar, cleaned hotel rooms, provided sexual favors, and filled military ranks. Placing working men and women at the center of the long history of the U.S. empire, these essays offer new stories of empire that intersect with the "grand narratives" of diplomatic affairs at the national and international levels. Missile defense, Cold War showdowns, development politics, military combat, tourism, and banana economics share something in common - they all have labor histories"--
Notes: Source title: Making the Empire Work: Labor and United States Imperialism (Culture, Labor, History)