Operating at the intersection of history, anthropology, and law, this book reveals the unacknowledged but central role of race in the definition of French natio
How the West was fun -- Serialized Impreialism -- Empire's amateurs -- Internationalist impulses -- Dollar diplomacy for the price of a few nickels -- Comic boo
To most people living in the West, the Louisiana Purchase made little difference: the United States was just another imperial overlord to be assessed and manipu