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Author:

Miller, Bonnie, 1977-

Title:

The spectacle of war : a study of Spanish-American War visual and popular culture / by Bonnie Miller.

Publisher:

publisher not identified,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xv, 472 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm

Reproduction Info:

Photocopy. Ann Arbor, MI : UMI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, c2006. xv, 472 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. UMI no. 3197202.

Subject:

Spanish-American War, 1898.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Press coverage--United States.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Causes.
Popular culture--United States--History--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1897-1901.
Imperialism--History--19th century.
Indians of North America--Press coverage--United States.
Indians of North America--History--19th century.

Notes:

Printout. Vita. Includes abstract. Ph. D. Johns Hopkins University 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 437-469).

Contents:

ch. 1. The spectacle of endagered bodies : the visual iconography of war -- ch. 2. The spectacle of disaster : the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine -- ch. 3. Inserting spectacle into everyday practices : the Spanish-American War in popular culture -- ch. 4. Post-spectacle : the fracture of media consensus in the wake of army scandal and empire -- ch. 5. The imperial image of the Indian : the untidy shift from continental to oversees empire -- ch. 6. Building an imperial iconography : race, paternalism, and the symbols of empire.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70144265

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)