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Book SynopsisIn 1898 the United States declared sovereignty over the Philippines. While it became a colonial power at the zenith of global imperialism, the United States nevertheless conceived of its rule as exceptional - as an exercise in benevolence rather than in tyranny and exploitation. This book aims to untangle this peculiar self-fashioning.
Trade Review“This superb collection of essays provides a necessary background for the stories that jump off today’s front pages—a supposedly wondrous American ‘empire,’ the hidden dilemmas of nation-building, drug-trafficking, colliding cultures, and a touching faith in American exceptionalism. As analyzed by some of our best younger scholars, we can now see clearly—and learn from—what happened to that earlier generation who set out to make the United States an imperial power.”—Walter LaFeber, Cornell University
"This is an important and distinctive work. As an earlier discourse for understanding the diffusion of modernizing influences, technology, and global exchange, imperialism is the most important precursor to today's globalized economy and culture. Yet there are few studies of imperialism (and particularly American imperialism) that are broadly comparative or contextual. Filling this blank spot on the map,
The American Colonial State in the Philippines will be of interest to a wide audience."—Nick Cullather, author of
Illusions of Influence: The Political Economy of United States–Philippines Relations, 1942–1960Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Introduction: Global Perspectives on the U.S. Colonial State in the Philippines / Julian Go 1
Empires, Exceptions, and Anglo-Saxons: Race and Rule between the British and U.S. Empires, 1880–1910 / Paul A. Kramer 43
Models for Governing: Opium and Colonial Policies in Southeast Asia, 1898–1910 / Anne L. Foster 92
Inheriting the “Moro Problem”: Muslim Authority and Colonial Rule in British Malaya and the Philippines / Donna J. Amoroso 118
Progressive-Machine Conflict in Early-Twentieth-Century U.S. Politics and Colonial-State Building in the Philippines / Patricio N. Abinales 148
The Chains of Empire: State Building and “Political Education” in Puerto Rico and the Philippines / Julian Go 182
“They Have for the Coast Dwellers a Traditional Hatred”: Governing Igorots in Northern Luzon and Central Taiwan, 1985-1915 / Paul Barclay 217
Methods of Domination and Modes of Resistance: The U.S. Colonial State and Philippine Mobilization in Comparative Perspective / Vince Boudreau 256
Contributors 291
Index 293
