Face of empire : United States-Philippine relations, 1898-1946 /

Golay, Frank Hindman

Face of empire : United States-Philippine relations, 1898-1946 / Frank Hindman Golay. - xvill,549 pages 23 cm.

A rich repository on the major issues, controversies, and crises that confronted various American administration and Filipino political leaders. Traces the intricate development of U.S. colonial policy in the Philippines by probing the hidden forces behind American objectives that continuously transformed these two nations. Concludes that the U.S. dictated dishonorable terms of independence on the infant Philippines republic. Copublished with University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Finalist, 1998 National Book Award, for History. Second printing1998 (BIP-ADMUP).

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Philippines
Philippines
United States

JX 1576 / .G562 1997