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Debunking the common free-trade and laissez-faire myths surrounding turn-of-the-century American foreign relations allows for a reconceptualization of American imperialism from 1890 to 1913. From within Republican protectionist ranks arose a progressive wing that supported the coercive acquisition of foreign markets through the imperialism of economic nationalism, not the imperialism of free trade.
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This article challenges the free-trade or Open Door imperial historiography that has long dominated the study of US economic imperialism.
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This page is a summary of: The Imperialism of Economic Nationalism, 1890-1913, Diplomatic History, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/dh/dht135.
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