A War of Frontier and Empire
Subtitle: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: February 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780809071876
Subjects: Philippines; Asia - History; Military History (General); History; History - Military / War; History: World; Asia - Southeast Asia; Military - Other; United States - General; History / General; Philippine American War, 1899-1902
First sentence: President Emilio Aguinaldo sat beneath a mountain one December day of 1899 and wondered what had happened to his revolution.
Description: "In A War of Frontier and Empire, Silbey traces the rise and fall of President Emilio Aguinaldo as Aguinaldo tries to liberate the Philippines from colonial rule only to fail, devastatingly, before a relentless American army. He tracks President McKinley's decision to commit troops and fulfill a divinely inspired injunction to "uplift and civilize," despite the protests of many Americans. Most important, Silbey provides a clear lens through which to view the Philippines as, in the crucible of war, it transforms itself from a territory divided by race, ethnicity, and warring clans into a cohesive nation on the path to independence."--Jacket.