The Racial Anatomy Of The Philippine Islanders Primary Source Edition

Author : David Brody
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226075303
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Visualizing American Empire written by David Brody and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images, such as an American soldier being injected with leprosy by Filipino insurgents. These kinds of hyperbolic accounts, David Brody argues in this illuminating book, were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Visualizing American Empire explores the ways visual imagery and design shaped the political and cultural landscape. Drawing on a myriad of sources—including photographs, tattoos, the decorative arts, the popular press, maps, parades, and material from world’s fairs and urban planners—Brody offers a distinctive perspective on American imperialism. Exploring the period leading up to the Spanish-American War, as well as beyond it, Brody argues that the way Americans visualized the Orient greatly influenced the fantasies of colonial domestication that would play out in the Philippines. Throughout, Brody insightfully examines visual culture’s integral role in the machinery that runs the colonial engine. The result is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the United States, art, design, or empire.