Name/Title
The War of 1898: The United States &Cuba in History & HistoriographyEntry/Object ID
2015.4.249Description
According to the author, "The thesis of this book that ambivalence in U.S. historiography is itself the prodcut of a larger ambiquity, one that contemplates 1898 by way of such complex issues as motives and purpose, which in turn insinuate themselves into larger discourses on the nation: specifically, the way a peple arrange the terms by which they choose to represent themselves...this book is principally about one aspect of 1898: the complex relationship between Cuba and the United States and the ways that this complicated connection contributed to the coming of the war, no less than its conduct and consequences, as well as its subsequent representations and repercussions."
Paperback. Front cover features the political cartoon "Save Me From My Friends," which appeared in "Puck" magazine September 7, 1898. the back features a bold blue "1898" written vertically over book reviews and a brief synopsis of the book.Collection
ScarmuzziAcquisition
Accession
2015.4.0Source or Donor
Patricia A. ScarmuzziAcquisition Method
Gift