Liberty, Empire, and Nationalism in the Spanish-American War
ABSTRACT
This colloquium examined the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the Spanish-American War. In particular, readings explored the impact of the war on American foreign policy in general and what challenges those changes posed to individual liberty.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
“United States Involvement in Central America and the Caribbean, 1898-1939 [map] .” Downloaded from The Authentic History Center website. http://www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/4-imperialism/8-taft-wilson/index.html (November 25, 2013).
“Platt Amendment [May 22, 1903] .” General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006, RG 11, National Archives. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/ (Accessed November 18, 2013).
Hunt, Michael. Ideology and U.S. Foreign Policy. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.
Kagan, Robert. Dangerous Nation: America's Place in the World, from its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the 20th Century. New York: Knopf, 2006.
Liberty Fund, Inc. “A Collection of Historical Documents Relating to the Monroe Doctrine [compiled from public domain sources on the internet].” Liberty, Empire, and Nationalism in the Spanish-American War (E13-5448), Miami, Florida, January 30 - Feb 2, 2014.
Liberty Fund, Inc. “A Collection of Historical Documents on U.S. Foreign Relations in the Late 19th Century [compiled from public domain sources on the internet].” Liberty, Empire, and Nationalism in the Spanish-American War (E13-5448), Miami, Florida, January 30 - Feb 2, 2014.
Liberty Fund, Inc. “A Collection of Historical Documents on the U.S. Occupation of the Philippines [compiled from public domain sources on the internet].” Liberty, Empire, and Nationalism in the Spanish-American War (E13-5448), Miami, Florida, January 30 - Feb 2, 2014.
Liberty Fund, Inc. “A Collection of Historical Documents Relating to Session VI: "The White Man’s Burden" or "The Conquest of the United States by Spain"? [compiled from public domain sources on the internet].” Liberty, Empire, and Nationalism in the Spanish-American War (E13-5448), Miami, Florida, January 30 - Feb 2, 2014.
Liberty Fund, Inc. “A Collection of Historical Documents on the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War [compiled from public domain sources on the internet].” Liberty, Empire, and Nationalism in the Spanish-American War (E13-5448), Miami, Florida, January 30 - Feb 2, 2014.
Ninkovich, Frank. The United States and Imperialism. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.
Pérez, Louis A., Jr. The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998.
Sumner, William Graham. On Liberty, Society, and Politics: The Essential Essays of William Graham Sumner. Edited by Robert C. Bannister. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1992.
Zakaria, Fareed. From Wealth to Power: The Unusual Origins of America’s World Role. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998.