ABSTRACT

Where does the United States fit into global histories of modern empire? This essay contends that A.G. Hopkins's depiction of nineteenth century America as the modern world's first postcolonial polity not only imaginatively advances the project of globalising U.S. history, it also reveals the ongoing significance of America to the expansion and development of the British Empire itself. Viewing the British Empire through its deep and diverse connections to postcolonial America underscores the integration, dynamism, power, and vulnerability of the British imperial system in its Victorian heyday.

中文翻译：

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AG霍普金斯的美利坚帝国之后的大英帝国

摘要

美国如何融入现代帝国的全球历史？本文认为，霍普金斯将 19 世纪美国描述为现代世界第一个后殖民政体，不仅富有想象力地推进了美国历史全球化的计划，而且还揭示了美国对大英帝国自身扩张和发展的持续意义。从大英帝国与后殖民美国的深厚而多样的联系来看，它强调了维多利亚时代鼎盛时期大英帝国体系的整合、活力、权力和脆弱性。