Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars
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Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars
Author: Kristin L. Hoganson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Copyright: 2000
Pages: 320
Cover Price: $ 22.00
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Blending the insights of gender studies with foreign-policy studies, this groundbreaking book offers a new understanding of American imperialism during the
Spanish-American and
Philippine-American wars. The author shows how gender concerns influenced political leaders, spurring them to manipulate ideas about men`s and women`s roles and embroil the nation in war.
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When the American warship USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor in 1898, it provided the spark needed to launch America into war with Spain. The United States had its first experience with people who didn't appreciate being liberated when they took the Philippines from Spain and then faced a native revolt.
