Analysis of American National Identity and Foreign Policy in the Spanish-American War

Paul T. McCartney's book provides a case study of the Spanish-American War and the annexation of the Philippines. The work analyzes the relationship between American nationalism and U.S. foreign policy, focusing on cultural identity and national mission. It contributes to understanding the cultural sources of American foreign policy.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the cultural and ideological drivers of foreign policy decisions based on the described focus on national identity.
• Studying the construction of American nationalism based on the described racist, religious, and liberal-democratic characteristics.
• Examining the relationship between domestic identity and international action based on the described framing of foreign policy.
• Comparing economic versus cultural motives in foreign policy based on the described corrective to overemphasized economic studies.

Strengths

• Authored by a named scholar, Paul T. McCartney, providing a defined academic perspective.
• Focuses on a specific, transformative historical period: the War of 1898 and its aftermath.
• Offers a defined analytical framework linking national identity to foreign policy decisions.

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Provenance

Source

Paul T. McCartney

Collection Method

Likely contains historical analysis and textual argumentation based on the description.

Time Range

Centered on the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the subsequent annexation of the Philippines.

Geography

United States, Spain, Philippines