The Crisis of 1898 - by Angel Smith & Emma Dávila-Cox (Hardcover)

About the Book

The essays collected here provide an up-to-date analysis of the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War.

Book Synopsis

In 1898 the United States and Spain went to war over the political future of Cuba. At the end of the conflict, the world's distribution of imperial power had dramatically changed, the old Spanish empire giving way to the imperialist ambitions of the young American nation. At the same time, all the countries involved experienced some sort of nationalist mobilisation as a consequence of the war. This book explores the interplay of political, economic, social and military aspects of the 1898 war in the United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain and the Philippines, all main characters in this short but momentous turn-of-the-century drama.

From the Back Cover

The present volume is a collection of essays written by experts in the history of each of the countries involved in the 1898 war: the United States, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Its aim is to explore a conflict which, in spite of its short duration, had lasting effects on the judgement and economies of all of the main protagonists, and global implications which have echoed throughout the twentieth century.

Review Quotes

..".the whole volume is an eloquent, scholarly and readable collection, with sufficient new insights and critiques to make it a worthy addition..."-- "Bulletin of Hispanic Studies"


."..the whole volume is an eloquent, scholarly and readable collection, with sufficient new insights and critiques to make it a worthy addition..."-- "Bulletin of Hispanic Studies"


.,."the whole volume is an eloquent, scholarly and readable collection, with sufficient new insights and critiques to make it a worthy addition..."-- "Bulletin of Hispanic Studies"


..."the whole volume is an eloquent, scholarly and readable collection, with sufficient new insights and critiques to make it a worthy addition..."-- "Bulletin of Hispanic Studies"

About the Author

SEBASTIAN BALFOUR Reader in Contemporary Spanish Studies and Deputy Director of the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies at the London school of Economics and Political Science MA DOLORES ELIZALDE Researcher in the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in Madrid ALISTAIR HENNESSY Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Warwick JOHN L. OFFNER Professor Emeritus of History at Shippensburg University JOHN OLDFIELD Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Southampton LOUIS A. PÉREZ Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill JOSEPH SMITH Reader in American Diplomatic History at the University of Exeter