Empire's Proxy: American Literature and U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines (America and the Long 19th Century)
“This is a ‘big idea’ book that is likely to become a major influence in the field of American Studies. Its superbly argued thesis is both counterintuitive and perspective-altering: that American Literature came into being as a field at the turn of the century through its function as a proxy for US imperialism in the Philippines.”-Anna Brickhouse,University of Virginia"The parallels Wesling draws with current US/NATO rhetorics of involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan make uncomfortable but valuable reading."-T. Carolan,Choice