The Work of Empire: War, Occupation and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines - Couverture souple

Jackson, Justin F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1469660326 ISBN 13 : 9781469660325

Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2025

Synopsis

In 1898, on the eve of the Spanish-American War, the US Army seemed minuscule and ill-equipped for global conflict, yet its soldiers defeated Spain and pacified nationalist insurgencies in Cuba and the Philippines over the next fifteen years. Despite its lack of experience in colonial administration, the army also ruled and transformed the daily lives of the 8 million people who inhabited these tropical islands.

How did the relatively small and inexperienced army succeed in managing the day-to-day operations in its new territories? The US military depended on tens of thousands of Cubans and Filipinos to fight its wars and do the work of civil government. Whether compelled to labor for free or voluntarily working for wages, Cubans and Filipinos, suspended between civilian and soldier status, enabled US foreign rule by interpreting, guiding, building, selling sex to, and performing numerous other labors for American troops. In The Work of Empire, Justin Jackson reveals how their work disrupted the islands' older political, economic, and cultural hierarchies in ways that endured in postwar and post-occupation "civilian" regimes. Jackson offers new ways to understand not only the rise of US military might but also how this power influenced a globalizing imperial world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Justin Jackson is associate professor of history at Bard College at Simon's Rock.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1469660326
• ISBN 13: 9781469660325
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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