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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826315803321

Autore

Miller Bonnie M. <1977->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-61376-011-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 324 p. ) : ill. ;

Disciplina

973.8/9

Soggetti

Spanish-American War, 1898 - Public opinion

Spanish-American War, 1898 - Press coverage - United States

Spanish-American War, 1898 - Causes

Press and politics - United States - History - 19th century

Popular culture - United States - History - 19th century

United States Territorial expansion Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.