Making the Empire Work : : Labor and United States Imperialism / / ed. by Jana K. Lipman, Daniel E. Bender.

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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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Culture, Labor, History ; 13
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