From liberation to conquest : the visual and popular cultures of the Spanish-American War of 1898 /

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Miller, Bonnie M., 1977-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2011
Subjects:	Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century. Press and politics > United States > History > 19th century. Spanish-American War, 1898 > Causes. Spanish-American War, 1898 > Press coverage > United States. Spanish-American War, 1898 > Public opinion. United States > Territorial expansion > Public opinion.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

The spectacle of endangered bodies : the visual iconography of war
The spectacle of disaster : the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine
Socializing the politics of militarism : the Spanish-American War in popular culture
The visual script changes : the annexation of Hawaii and the lure of empire
The war's final phase : the shadow of military scandal on glorified victory
Building an imperial iconography : race, paternalism, and the symbols of empire
The spectacular wrap-up in three postwar moments
Appendix: Assessment of newspapers and periodicals in the sample.

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