Guantnamo: An American History,New

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An ontheground history of American empireSay the word 'Guantnamo' and orange jumpsuits, chainlink fences, torture, and indefinite detention come to mind. To critics the world over, Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, is a striking symbol of American hypocrisy. But the prison isn't the whole story. For more than two centuries, Guantnamo has been at the center of American imperial ambition, first as an object of desire then as a convenient staging ground.In Guantnamo: An American History, Jonathan M. Hansen presents the first complete account of this fascinating place. The U.S. presence at Guantnamo predates even the nation itself, as the bay figured centrally in the imperial expansion plans of colonist and British sailor Lawrence Washingtonhalf brother of the future president George. As the young United States rose in power, Thomas Jefferson and his followers envisioned a vast 'empire of liberty,' which hinged on U.S. control of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Politically and geographically, Guantnamo Bay was the key to this strategy. So when Cubans took up arms against their Spanish rulers in 1898, America swooped in to ensure that Guantnamo would end up firmly in its control.Over the next century, the American navy turned the bay into an idyllic modern Mayberrycomplete with bungalows, culdesacs, and country clubswhich base residents still enjoy. In many ways, Guantnamo remains more quintessentially American than America itself: a distillation of the idealism and arrogance that has characterized U.S. national identity and foreign policy from the very beginning.Despite the Obama administration's repeated efforts to shutter the notorious prison, the naval base is in no danger of closing anytime soon. Places like Guantnamo, which fall between the clear borders of law and sovereignty, continue to serve a purpose regardless of which leadersleft, right, or centerhold the reins of power.

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