Fighting for American Manhood How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars Kristin L. Hoganson

Series:
Yale Historical Publications , Miscellany
Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
04 Sep 2000
ISBN:
9780300085549
Dimensions:
316 pages: 235 x 156 x 19mm
Illustrations:
23 illustrations

Blending gender, political, and foreign policy history, this groundbreaking book offers a new understanding of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. The author shows how gender concerns influenced political leaders and how gendered arguments helped shape turn-of-the-century debates over war and empire.