{"product_id":"resistance-to-the-spanish-american-and-charles-quince-9781476669748","title":"Resistance to the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars: Anti-Imperialism and the Role of the Press, 1895-1902","description":"\u003cp\u003e Following the sinking of the USS \u003ci\u003eMaine\u003c\/i\u003e in Havana Harbor in 1898, pro-war arguments in the American press led public opinion to favor engaging in the Spanish-American War--or so goes the popular version of events. Yet there was a substantial anti-imperialist segment of the public that tried to halt the advance towards conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on contemporary sources, the author analyzes the anti-war arguments that preceded the Spanish-American War and continued during the war in the Philippines. News articles, letters to editors, opinion pieces and the yellow journalism of the day show how anti-war groups ultimately failed to stop a war with Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Quince\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476669740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476669748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Charles Quince","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201894641919,"sku":"9781476669748","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4166c982-6173-4c42-9b94-0cf05600d424.jpg?v=1691492048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resistance-to-the-spanish-american-and-charles-quince-9781476669748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}