Resistance to the Spanish-American and Philippine wars
Subtitle: anti-imperialism and the role of the press, 1895-1902
By: Charles Quince
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781476669748
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: History; Press coverage; Annexation to the United States; Public opinion; Territorial expansion; Imperialism; Foreign relations; Spanish-American War, 1898
Description: "Following the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, pro-war arguments prevailed in the American press, influencing public opinion in favor of engaging in the Spanish-American War--or so goes the popular version of events. Yet there was a substantial anti-imperialist segment of public that tried to halt the advance towards conflict"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: In the shadow of the past: the development of expansionist and anti-expansionist sentiments; title: Group of many shades: the anti-anti-imperialists; title: The Cuban rebellion and American politics, 1895/1896; title: Critical dilemma in Spanish/American relations; title: Sliding toward war; title: Naval capabilities; title: Land warfare; title: The sentiments of the European press; title: Voices of concern: the business community and the Spanish/American War; title: A war without benefits; title: Shift in public opinion; title: Dissent, alleged war crimes and the Philippines War.