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Empire Today. HIST 4339. Art and Empire. Art and Empire. Archibald MacLeish: “You, Andrew Marvell” (1926) Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress ” ( 17 th c). You, Andrew Marvell by Archibald MacLeish. You, Andrew Marvell. You, Andrew Marvell. US Imperialism?.
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Empire Today HIST 4339
Art and Empire • Archibald MacLeish: • “You, Andrew Marvell” (1926) • Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” (17th c)
US Imperialism? • No large formal colonies ~ Br India • No settlement colonies ~ Fr Algeria • No desire for long-term responsibility
US Imperialism? • Guam, Puerto Rico, etc http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/US_insular_areas.png
Conclusions • US must learn from the past, including British imperial history • British imperial history is history of how today’s world came to be