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In Our Image: America’s Empire in the Philippines

Stanley Karnow

Why did Americans take over the Philippines, what did they do there, and what did their rule leave behind?

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Author
Stanley Karnow

Why read it

  • You will see how a place can look familiar on the surface while running on its own values
  • You will learn how to weigh past decisions by the standards of their day without avoiding judgment
  • You will understand how American schools, English and self rule were exported to a distant people, and where that zeal fell short

Who it is for

  • Someone with Filipino friends or family who wants the backstory
  • A diplomat or analyst studying how big powers govern distant places
  • A traveler heading to Manila who wants the history behind it

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. 1. ALL IN THE FAMILY
  3. 2. IN SEARCH OF SPICES AND SOULS
  4. 3. THE SPANISH BOND
  5. 4. AMERICA GOES GLOBAL
  6. 5. IMPERIAL DEMOCRACY
  7. 6. CIVILIZING WITH A KRAG
  8. 7. LITTLE BROWN BROTHERS
  9. 8. AMERICA EXPORTS ITSELF
  10. 9. STUMBLING TOWARD SELF-RULE
  11. 10. MacARTHUR’S MANDATE
  12. 11. WAR AND REDEMPTION
  13. 12. DEPENDENT INDEPENDENCE
  14. 13. CONJUGAL AUTOCRACY
  15. 14. MARTYR AND MADONNA
  16. 15. REVOLUTION AND RESTORATION
  17. CHRONOLOGY
  18. CAST OF PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS
  19. THE FILIPINOS
  20. THE SPANISH
  21. THE AMERICANS
  22. THE JAPANESE
  23. OTHERS

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