Making the empire work : labor and United States imperialism / edited by Daniel E. Bender and Jana K. Lipman.

Millions of laborers, from the Philippines to the Caribbean, performed the work of the United States empire. Forging a global economy connecting the tropics to the industrial center, workers harvested sugar, cleaned hotel rooms, provided sexual favors, and filled military ranks. Placing working men...

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Other Authors: Bender, Daniel E., Lipman, Jana K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2015.
Series:Culture, labor, history.
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