Imperial Archipelago - Representation and the Rule in the Insular Territories Under U.s.

Klappentext Provides a comparative study of the symbolic representations, both textual and photographic, of Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico that appeared in popular and official publications in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898. It examines the connections between these representations and the forms of rule established by the US in each at the turn of the century. Zusammenfassung Provides a comparative study of the symbolic representations! both textual and photographic! of Cuba! Guam! Hawaii! the Philippines! and Puerto Rico that appeared in popular and official publications in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of 1898. It examines the connections between these representations and the forms of rule established by the US in each at the turn of the century.

Product details

• Authors: Lanny Thompson
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2010
• EAN: 9780824834883
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3488-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Writing Past Colonialism (Pape; Writing Past Colonialism; Writing Past Colonialism; Writing Past Colonialism (Pape
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous