"Benevolent Assimilation": The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903Yale University Press, 1984 M09 10 - 342 pages "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 movement, failed to respond to Filipino overtures of accommodation and provoked a war with the revolutionary army. Back home, an impressive opposition to the war developed on largely ideological grounds, but in the end it was the interminable and increasingly bloody guerrilla warfare that disillusioned America in its imperialistic venture. This book presents a searching exploration of the history of America's reactions to Asian people, politics, and wars of independence." -- Book Jacket |
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... explained , " To have an empire one must have a monarchy . " 1 Americans altruistically went to war with Spain to liberate Cubans , Puerto Ricans , and Fil- ipinos from their tyrannical yoke . If they lingered on too long in the Philip ...
... explained , " To have an empire one must have a monarchy . " 1 Americans altruistically went to war with Spain to liberate Cubans , Puerto Ricans , and Fil- ipinos from their tyrannical yoke . If they lingered on too long in the Philip ...
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... explained that " there is nothing to prevent his carnal animal brain from running riot with itself in inventing tortures and infamies of bloody debauchery . " An- other newspaper chanted mindlessly : " Blood on the roadsides , blood on ...
... explained that " there is nothing to prevent his carnal animal brain from running riot with itself in inventing tortures and infamies of bloody debauchery . " An- other newspaper chanted mindlessly : " Blood on the roadsides , blood on ...
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... explained : Imperialism is in the air ; but it has new definitions and better inventions . It is republicanism " writ large . " It is imperialism , not for domination but for civilization ; not for absolutism but for self government ...
... explained : Imperialism is in the air ; but it has new definitions and better inventions . It is republicanism " writ large . " It is imperialism , not for domination but for civilization ; not for absolutism but for self government ...
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... explained in his endorsement of annexa- tion . " Unexpectedly and through the unseen hand of divine destiny , we have the Philippine Islands . Surely the fetish of tradition " will not " stand in the way " of all the " compelling moral ...
... explained in his endorsement of annexa- tion . " Unexpectedly and through the unseen hand of divine destiny , we have the Philippine Islands . Surely the fetish of tradition " will not " stand in the way " of all the " compelling moral ...
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... explained that " the rule of liberty " was only for people " capable of self government , " and certainly not for the Fili- pinos . In New York , Teddy Roosevelt , fresh from the war in Cuba , delivered a similar message in his ...
... explained that " the rule of liberty " was only for people " capable of self government , " and certainly not for the Fili- pinos . In New York , Teddy Roosevelt , fresh from the war in Cuba , delivered a similar message in his ...
Contents
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The Soldier as Diplomat | 31 |
The Dividends of Brinkmanship | 57 |
The General as Warrior | 67 |
The Generals Last Campaign | 91 |
The American Opposition Organizes | 104 |
Armageddon 1900 | 129 |
The Soldier and the War | 176 |
Injun Warfare under Chaffee and Roosevelt | 196 |
The Last Campaign Samar Challenges American Innocence | 219 |
The Triumph of American Innocence | 253 |
The Gook and Gugu Analogy | 268 |
Notes | 277 |
Bibliography | 308 |
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