 | Dominion from Sea to Sea: Pacific Ascendancy and American Power Subjects: Pacific States -- History; Pacific States -- Civilization; Pacific States -- Economic conditions; United States -- Relations -- Pacific Area; Pacific Area -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Territorial expansion; United States -- Historical g; From the author of The Origins of the Korean War , this book "faces West" to focus on the importance of the Pacific Coast in a boldly original reinterpretation of the American ascendency. Cumings chronicles how the movement westward, from the Middle West to the Pacific, has shaped America's industrial, technological, military, and global rise to power. He unites domestic and international history, international relations, and political economy to demonstrate how technological change and sharp economic growth have created a truly bicoastal national economy that has led the world for more than a century. Cumings emphasizes the importance of American encounters with Mexico, the Philippines, and the nations of East Asia. The result is a wonderfully integrative history that advances a strong argument for a dual approach to American history incorporating both Atlanticist and Pacificist perspectives. Bruce Cumings is a writer, educator, and expert on Asian history and international relations. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1975. Cumings taught history and politics at Northwestern University and served as director of Northwestern's Center for International and Comparative Studies. His studies of Korea resulted in several books, including Korea's Place in the Sun and a two-volume set, The Origins of the Korean War. Cumings served as a historical consultant to a Thames Television production, Korea: The Unknown War. He recounted censorship problems the production faced from the Public Broadcasting System upon its release in the book War and Television. Cumings is the Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the University of Chicago. (Bowker Author Biography) |
