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Created in a world of empires, the United States was to be something new: an expansive republic proclaiming commitments to liberty and equality but eager to extend its territory and influence. Yet from the beginning, Native powers, free and enslaved Black people, and foreign subjects perceived, interacted with, and resisted the young republic as if it was merely another empire. Such perspectives have driven scholars to reevaluate the early United States, as the parameters of early American history have expanded in Atlantic, continental, and global directions. The essays gathered in The Early Imperial Republic move beyond the question of whether the new republic was an empire, investigating instead where, how, and why it was one. They use the category of empire to situate the early United States in the global context its contemporaries understood, drawing important connections between territorial conquests on the continent and American incursions. In tracing these stories, the volume's contributors bring the study of early United States imperialism down to earth, encouraging us to see the exertion of United States power on the ground as a process that drew upon the example of its imperial predecessors and was forced to grapple with their legacies. They argue that American empire was never confined to one era but is instead a thread throughout history.

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Noelani Arista is an associate professor of Hawaiian and United States history in the department of history at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Noelani Arista is an associate professor of Hawaiian and United States history in the department of history at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Noelani Arista is an associate professor of Hawaiian and United States history in the department of history at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Michael A. Blaakman is an assistant professor in the department of history at Princeton University. He is coeditor of The Early Imperial Republic, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Michael A. Blaakman is an assistant professor in the department of history at Princeton University. He is coeditor of The Early Imperial Republic, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Michael A. Blaakman is an assistant professor in the department of history at Princeton University. He is coeditor of The Early Imperial Republic, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Emily Conroy-Krutz is a historian of the global history of nineteenth-century America. She has particular interests in American empire and the international dimensions of American religion and reform. She is the author of Christian Imperialism and Missionary Diplomacy. She coedited The Early Imperial Republic. Emily Conroy-Krutz is a historian of the global history of nineteenth-century America. She has particular interests in American empire and the international dimensions of American religion and reform. She is the author of Christian Imperialism and Missionary Diplomacy. She coedited The Early Imperial Republic. Emily Conroy-Krutz is a historian of the global history of nineteenth-century America. She has particular interests in American empire and the international dimensions of American religion and reform. She is the author of Christian Imperialism and Missionary Diplomacy. She coedited The Early Imperial Republic. Bill Andrew Quinn, a nationally recognized commercial and promo voice actor, has been narrating audiobooks since 1993. When not behind the microphone, Bill can be found doing research for his Metromedia Radio syndicated radio show The Bill Andrew Quinn Radio Hour X2, watching his beloved St. Louis Cardinals on the MLB Network, and/or sampling craft beer. He lives in the New York City area. Allyson Johnson began her entertainment career in her hometown of Chicago as an Emmy Award-winning child news anchor. A graduate of Brown University, she is a working actress, singer, and audiobook narrator in the New York City metropolitan area.

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