1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with Richard W. Maass, author of the new book The Picky Eagle: How Democracy and Xenophobia Limited U.S. Territorial Expansion - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501748752/the-picky-eagle/#bookTabs=2 Richard W. Maass is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Evansville. Follow him on Twitter @richardmaass. We spoke to Richard about why the United States stopped annexing territory, and why U.S leaders often declined even profitable opportunities for annexation due to xenophobia and overtly racist rationales fearing that new territory would bring into the United States large populations they saw as alien in terms of race, ethnicity, language, or religion. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.