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The Work of Empire

By Jackson, Justin F.

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The Work of Empire

By Jackson, Justin F.

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"In 1898, on the eve of the Spanish-American War, the US Army seemed minuscule and ill-equipped for global conflict, yet its soldiers defeated Spain and pacified nationalist insurgencies in Cuba and the Philippines over the next fifteen years. Despite its lack of experience in colonial administration, the army also ruled and transformed the daily lives of the 8 million people who inhabited these tropical islands. How did the relatively small and inexperienced army succeed in managing the day-to-day operations in its new territories? The US military depended on tens of thousands of Cubans and Filipinos to fight its wars and do the work of civil government. Whether compelled to labor for free or voluntarily working for wages, Cubans and Filipinos, suspended between civilian and soldier status, enabled US foreign rule by interpreting, guiding, building, selling sex to, and performing numerous other labors for American troops. In The Work of Empire, Justin Jackson reveals how their work disrupted the islands' older political, economic, and cultural hierarchies in ways that endured in postwar and post-occupation 'civilian' regimes. Jackson offers new ways to understand not only the rise of US military might but also how this power influenced a globalizing imperial world"--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
412
Release Date:
2025-05-06
Publication Date:
2025-05-06
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1469660326
ISBN13:
9781469660325
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
698 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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