Empire's Proxy : American Literature and U. S. Imperialism in the Philippines.

In the late nineteenth century, American teachers descended on the Philippines, which had been newly purchased by the U.S. at the end of the Spanish-American War. Motivated by President McKinley's project of "benevolent assimilation," they established a school system that centered on...

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Author / Creator: Wesling, Meg.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint: New York : New York University Press, 2011.
Series:American Literatures Initiative Ser.
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