Making the Empire Work James Turner Johnson Tight illustrates the kinds of

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originally published in 1557

Making the Empire Work James Turner Johnson Tight illustrates the kinds ofMillions 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 and women at the center of the long history of the U. S. empire, these essays offer new stories of empire that intersect with the "grand narratives" of