America's Overseas Garrisons: The Leasehold Empire

by C. T. Sandars

Overview

The book is a world-wide survey of the terms and conditions under which the United States has stationed her forces in independent sovereign states since 1945. The book analyzes the constraints of the "Pax Americana" country by country and contrasts this with the rights of conquest enjoyed by traditional colonial empires.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296874
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/11/2000
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Christopher Sandars is Assistant Under Secretary of State (General Finance), Ministry of Defence. He recently completed a sabbatical year as a Fellow at the Centre of International Affairs at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

IntroductionA tale of Two EmpiresThe Colonial DimensionThe Revival of War-Time ArrangementsNeo-Colonial BasesFrom Conquest to Containment The Legacy of OccupationFrom Conquest to Containment - AsiaFrom Conquest to Containment EuropeNew Allies in the MediterraneanResistance in the Middle EastThe End of 'Empire'