Manifesting America

by Mark Rifkin

Book Overview

The expansion of the U.S. in the antebellum period relied on the claim that the nation's boundaries were both self-evident and dependent on the consent of those enclosed within them. While the removal of American Indians and racism toward former Mexicans has been well-documented, little attention has been paid to the legal rhetorics through which the incorporation of these peoples and their territories was justified, portraying them as actively agreeing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195387171
• ISBN13: 9780195387179
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"