Empire’s Proxy : : American Literature and U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines / / Meg Wesling.

In the late nineteenth century, American teachers descended on the Philippines, which had been newly purchased by the U.S. at the end of the Spanish-American War. Motivated by President McKinley’s project of “benevolent assimilation,” they established a school system that centered on English languag...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press,, [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:America and the long 19th century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (249 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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