Response to Imperialism (Used)

American Public Opinion and the Philippine-American War, 1899–1902

In Response to Imperialism: The United States and the Philippine-American War, 1899–1902, historian Richard E. Welch Jr. examines how American society, political leaders, newspapers, and reform organizations responded to the United States’ acquisition of the Philippines and the war that followed.

Rather than offering only a battlefield history, Welch focuses on the domestic debate surrounding American expansion. He explores the arguments of imperialists and anti-imperialists, the work of the Anti-Imperialist League, President William McKinley’s policies, and the moral, political, racial, religious, and economic questions raised by overseas colonial rule.

The book places the Philippine-American War within the broader development of American foreign policy at the beginning of the twentieth century. It offers valuable insight into how Americans attempted to reconcile republican ideals and support for national expansion.

Topics Covered

• The American decision to take control of the Philippines

• The Philippine-American War

• President William McKinley’s Philippine policy

• Emilio Aguinaldo and Filipino independence

• The American Anti-Imperialist League

• Imperialist and anti-imperialist arguments

• American newspapers and public opinion

• Congressional and political debates

• Race, religion, and national identity

• Reports of military conduct and wartime atrocities

• The presidential election of 1900

• America’s emergence as an overseas power

Ideal For

• Students of American history

• Readers interested in the Philippine-American War

• Researchers studying American imperialism

• Political and diplomatic-history enthusiasts

• Students of colonialism and anti-colonial movements

• Collectors of academic history books

• College and university history courses

Book Details

• Title: Response to Imperialism

• Full Title: Response to Imperialism: The United States and the Philippine-American War, 1899–1902

• Author: Richard E. Welch Jr.

• Original Publisher: University of North Carolina Press

• Original Publication Year: 1979

• Original Edition Length: 215 pages

• Language: English

• Subjects: Philippine-American War, American imperialism, anti-imperialism, public opinion, United States foreign policy

• Format: Used book

• Edition: Multiple editions may exist. Please review the product photographs for the binding, publisher, publication date, ISBN, page count, and other details of the exact copy offered.

Used-Book Condition

This is a previously owned book and may show normal signs of age, handling, and storage. Possible wear includes rubbing, fading, creases, edge or corner wear, spine wear, age-toned pages, inscriptions, bookplates, highlighting, or underlining. If a dust jacket is present, it may also show shelf wear, fading, small tears, chips, or creasing.

Please examine all available photographs carefully. The pictured book is the exact copy you will receive. Includes one used book.

Academic study of U.S. foreign policy and military operations in the Philippine-American War. Ex-library hardback with jacket cover, typical library markings, and clean interior pages. Solid research copy with Leavenworth provenance.