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'Imperial Archipelago' is a comparative study of the symbolic
representations, both textual and photographic, of Cuba, Guam,
Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico that appeared in popular
and official publications in the aftermath of the Spanish-American
War of 1898. It examines the connections between these
representations and the forms of rule established by the U.S. in
each at the turn of the century-thus answering the question why
different governments were set up in the five sites. Lanny Thompson
critically engages and elaborates on the postcolonial thesis that
symbolic representations are a means to conceive, mobilise, and
justify colonial rule. Colonial discourses construe cultural
differences among colonial subjects with the intent to rule them
differently; in other words, representations are neither mere
reflections of material interests nor inconsequential fantasies,
rather they are fundamental to colonial practice. To demonstrate
this, Thompson analyses, on the one hand, the differences among the
representations of the islands in popular, illustrated books about
the "new possessions" and the official reports produced by U.S.
colonial administrators. On the other, he explicates the
connections between these distinct representations and the
governments actually established. A clear, comparative analysis is
provided of the legal arguments that took place in the leading law
journals of the day, the Congressional debates, the laws that
established governments, and the decisions of the Supreme Court
that validated these laws. Interweaving postcolonial studies,
sociology, U.S. history, cultural studies, and critical legal
theory, 'Imperial Archipelago' offers a fresh, transdisciplinary
perspective that will be welcomed especially by scholars and
students of U.S. imperialism and its efforts to "extend democracy"
overseas, both past and present.
This book, first published in 1992, seeks an explanation of the
pattern of sharp discrepancy of wage levels across the
world-economy for work of comparable productivity. It explores how
far such differences can be explained by the different structures
of households as 'income-pooling units', examining three key
variables: location in the core or periphery of the world-economy;
periods of expansion versus periods of contraction in the
world-economy; and secular transformation over time. The authors
argue that both the boundaries of households and their sources of
income are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy,
but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Drawing
empirical data from eight local regions in three different zones -
the United States, Mexico and southern Africa - this book presents
a systematic and original approach to the intimate link between the
micro-structures of households and the structures of the capitalist
world-economy at a global level.
This book, first published in 1992, seeks an explanation of the
pattern of sharp discrepancy of wage levels across the
world-economy for work of comparable productivity. It explores how
far such differences can be explained by the different structures
of households as 'income-pooling units', examining three key
variables: location in the core or periphery of the world-economy;
periods of expansion versus periods of contraction in the
world-economy; and secular transformation over time. The authors
argue that both the boundaries of households and their sources of
income are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy,
but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Drawing
empirical data from eight local regions in three different zones -
the United States, Mexico and southern Africa - this book presents
a systematic and original approach to the intimate link between the
micro-structures of households and the structures of the capitalist
world-economy at a global level.
When the USS Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana's harbor on
February 15, 1898, the United States joined local rebel forces to
avenge the Maine and "liberate" Cuba from the Spanish empire.
"Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain!" so went the popular
slogan. Little did the Cubans know that the United States was not
going to give them freedom-in less than a year the American flag
replaced the Spanish flag over the various island colonies of Cuba,
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Spurred by military
successes and dreams of an island empire, the US annexed Hawai'i
that same year, even establishing island colonies throughout
Micronesia and the Antilles. With the new governmental orders of
creating new art, architecture, monuments, and infrastructure from
the United States, the island cultures of the Caribbean and Pacific
were now caught in a strategic scope of a growing imperial power.
These spatial and visual objects created a visible confrontation
between local indigenous, African, Asian, Spanish and US imperial
expressions. These material and visual histories often go
unacknowledged, but serve as uncomplicated "proof" for the visible
confrontation between the US and the new island territories. The
essays in this volume contribute to an important art-historical,
visual cultural, architectural, and materialist critique of a
growing body of scholarship on the US Empire and the War of 1898.
Imperial Islands seeks to reimagine the history and cultural
politics of art, architecture, and visual experience in the US
insular context. The authors of this volume propose a new direction
of visual culture and spatial experience through nuanced terrains
for writing, envisioning, and revising US-American, Caribbean, and
Pacific histories. These original essays address the role of art
and architecture in expressions of state power; racialized and
gendered representations of the United States and its island
colonies; and forms of resistance to US cultural presence.
Featuring truly interdisciplinary approaches, Imperial Islands
offers readers a new way of learning the ongoing significance of
vision and experience in the US Empire today, particularly for
Caribbean, Latinx, Philipinx, and Pacific Island communities.
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