Adam Burns, American Imperialism: The Territorial Expansion of the United States, 1783-2013 by Theodora D. Patrona

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Cubanness Within and Outside of Cuba by Mica Garrett

“…Under Castro, the island’s dream of independence from Spanish colonial rule and American imperialism finally came true, but at a price. Many argue that there are two Cubas: the one that Castro would have us see, a romantic, idealized view of the Revolution, and the other side of Cuba that he and his followers deny. …”
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L’Empire en question : origines et développement d’un débat américain contemporain by Céline Letemplé

“…If most Americans deny that the United States is an Empire, an intellectual debate opposes proponents and opponents of American imperialism. Apologists for Empire are neoconservative or liberal thinkers who share the same exceptionalist triumphalism and messianic idealism. …”
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L’ombre du Condor by Franck Gaudichaud

“…To answer this question, this article will focuse on one specific and essential aspect of this reversal tendency of Latin American history: the setting up of transnational counterrevolutionary terrorism’s state, supported by the American imperialism, named “the Condor operation”. This event explains why the working of an hegemonic terrorism, which impact on Latino-American societies is considerable in terms of destruction of the social movement, the cultural activities and the social and political activities that remains marked, again today to various degrees, by the violence, the fear and the structural atomization.…”
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The New “Other” the Endorsement of Islamophobia in American Political Discourse by Hatice Altundal Erkmen

“… This paper analyses the complexity of problems American Muslims face with Islamophobia by examining (i) how Islamophobic discourse has become an integral part of the American politics; (ii) how the American political discourse on Islam and Muslims has affected the increase of Islamophobia, especially after the 9/11 terrorist attacks; and (iii) how Islamophobia is wielded as a political tool to garner the support of Americans and justify American imperial ambitions including the U.S. invasions and military occupations. …”
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