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Empire building and rule: U.S. and Latin America
06.25.2003 :: United StatesExcept for some intellectual dinosaurs, many writers, journalists and academics have re-introduced the concept of imperialism into their analysis of the structure of world power. The earlier discussions focusing on hegemony have proven inadequate in explaining the US empire builders new emphasis on military coercion, invasion and occupation and rule by force.