Fighting for American manhood : how gender politics provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars /

This book blends international relations and gender history to provide a new understanding of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. Kristin L. Hoganson shows how gendered ideas about citizenship and political leadership influenced jingoist political leaders' desire to wage these co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoganson, Kristin L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1998]
Series:Yale historical publications (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
1800-1902
Spanish-American War, 1898 > Social aspects.
Politicians > United States > Psychology.
Masculinity > Political aspects.
Sex role > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Guerre hispano-américaine, 1898 > Aspect social.
Politiciens > États-Unis > Psychologie.
Masculinité > Aspect politique.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Masculinity > Political aspects
Politicians > Psychology
Sex role > Political aspects
Social aspects
Geschlechterrolle
Politik
Spanisch-Amerikanischer Krieg
Spaans-Amerikaanse Oorlog.
Mannelijkheid.
Philippines > History > Philippine American War, 1899-1902 > Social aspects.
Philippines > Histoire > 1899-1902 (Guerre philippino-américaine) > Aspect social.
Philippines
United States
Philippinen
USA
Philippinen > Aufstand (1899-1901)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The manly ideal of politics and the jingoist desire for war
  • Cuba and the restoration of American chivalry
  • "Honor comes first": the congressional debate over war
  • McKinley's backbone: the coercive power of gender in political debate
  • The Spanish-American War and the martial ideal of citizenship
  • The problem of male degeneracy and the allure of the Philippines
  • The national manhood metaphor and the fight over the fathers in the Philippine debate
  • Imperial degeneracy: the dissolution of the imperialist impulse
  • Conclusion: Engendering war.

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