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Book SynopsisA Missionary Nation focuses on Spain's crusade to resurrect its empire, beginning with the War of Africa.
Trade Review“A detailed and archivally rich perspective on the ideas that shaped mid- to late nineteenth-century Spanish attitudes toward its empire. . . . Eastman both builds on and works to insert Spanish historiography into broader critical histories of European imperialism.”—Joshua Goode, author of
Impurity of Blood: Defining Race in Spain, 1870–1930 “
A Missionary Nation closes an important gap in the scholarly literature that usually focuses only on the British and French empires. It is impeccably documented and the result of years of research on both sides of the Atlantic. Not only should it appeal to those interested in Spanish history, but it should be of relevance to anyone studying the dynamics of European expansion during the nineteenth century.”—David Stenner, author of
Globalizing Morocco: Transnational Activism and the Postcolonial StateTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. “The War of Africa Has Been the Dream of My Entire Political Life”
2. They “Were Calling Us Their Liberators”: The Taking of Tetuán
3. The Visual Culture of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Spanish Imperialism
4. Order, Progress, and Civilization: The Annexation of the Dominican Republic
5. Anatomy of an Uprising: Race War and Dominican Independence
6. Death to Spain!: Mexican Views of Spanish Intervention
7. The Traveling Society of La Exploradora: Imperial Enterprises in the Río Muni
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
