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In this new pointillist empire, colonialism was a liability, not an asset. The best bases were those that didn’t enmesh large populations. They were places where, in the words of Dr. No, the United States would have to “account to no one.”
Or, as Albizu put it, “The Yankees are interested in the cage but not the birds.”
— Aug 10, 2023 05:23AM
Or, as Albizu put it, “The Yankees are interested in the cage but not the birds.”
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Is it worth a read? I remember when it came out there was a lot of hype around it.
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So far definitely. I tend to avoid overhyped books but it deserves the love. Easy read, simple sentence structure, great storytelling and the parts about the Philippines and Puerto Rico are tragic. I feel like I learn something I need to know every other page. An important perspective of US Empire outside of the neocolonial stage that most people are familiar with.
