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"Benevolent assimilation" : the American conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903 /

"American acquisition of the Philippines in 1898 became a focal point for debate on American imperialism and the course the country was to take now that the Western frontier had been conquered. U.S. military leaders in Manila, unequipped to understand the aspirations of the native revolutionary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, Stuart Creighton, 1927-2010 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1982]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • American imperialism: aberration or historical continuity?
  • Enter the Philippines
  • The soldier as diplomat
  • The dividends of brinkmanship
  • The general as warrior
  • The general's last campaign
  • The American opposition organizes
  • Armageddon, 1900
  • The war under MacArthur, 1900-1901: Déjà Vu
  • The soldier and the war
  • "Injun warfare" under Chaffee and Roosevelt
  • The last campaign: Samar challenges American innocence
  • The triumph of American innocence.