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Debating American Exceptionalism ListofPreviousPublications AktenzurAuswärtigenPolitikderBundesrepublikDeutschland,1977.Co-editor,with AmitDasGupta,TimGeiger,MatthiasPeter,andMechthildLindemann(2008). AktenzurAuswärtigenPolitikderBundesrepublikDeutschland,1974.Co-editor,with DanielaTaschlerandMichaelPloetz(2005). AktenzurAuswärtigenPolitikderBundesrepublikDeutschland,1973.Co-editor,with MatthiasPeter,MichaelKieninger,MichaelPloetzandMechthildLindemann(2004). AktenzurAuswärtigenPolitikderBundesrepublikDeutschland,1972.Co-editor,with MechthildLindemannandDanielaTaschler(2003). Debating American Exceptionalism Empire and Democracy in the Wake of the Spanish-American War FabianHilfrich debatingamericanexceptionalism Copyright©FabianHilfrich,2012. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-39289-2 Allrightsreserved. Firstpublishedin2012by PALGRAVEMACMILLAN® intheUnitedStates—adivisionofSt.Martin’sPressLLC, 175FifthAvenue,NewYork,NY10010. WherethisbookisdistributedintheUK,EuropeandtherestoftheWorld, thisisbyPalgraveMacmillan,adivisionofMacmillanPublishersLimited, registeredinEngland,companynumber785998,ofHoundmills, Basingstoke,HampshireRG216XS. PalgraveMacmillanistheglobalacademicimprintoftheabove companiesandhascompaniesandrepresentativesthroughouttheworld. Palgrave®andMacmillan®areregisteredtrademarksintheUnited States,theUnitedKingdom,Europeandothercountries. ISBN 978-1-349-35211-1 ISBN 978-0-230-39290-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230392908 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Hilfrich,Fabian. DebatingAmericanexceptionalism:empireanddemocracy inthewakeoftheSpanish-AmericanWar/FabianHilfrich. pages cm Includesbibliographicalreferences. 1. UnitedStates—Foreignrelations—1897–1901. 2. UnitedStates— Foreignrelations—Philosophy. 3. Spanish-AmericanWar, 1898—Influence. 4. UnitedStates—Territorialexpansion. 5. Exceptionalism—UnitedStates—History. 6. National characteristics,American—History. 7. Imperialism—Socialaspects— UnitedStates—History. 8. Democracy—UnitedStates—History. 9. UnitedStates—Racerelations—Politicalaspects—History. 10. Politicalculture—UnitedStates—History. I. Title. E713.H552012 973.8(cid:2)92—dc23 2011050318 AcataloguerecordofthebookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. DesignbyIntegraSoftwareServices Firstedition:August2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ForMargaretandRebecca This page intentionally left blank Contents ListofFigures ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 1 DemocracyandFreedomAbroad 13 2 DemocracyandExclusion:TheIssueofRace 39 3 RoadstoUtopia:Exceptionalism,Mission,andPrinciples 77 4 DemocracyatHome:DemocraticSanctionforForeignPolicy 95 5 WhatIsAmerica? 119 6 DoomsdayScenarios 151 7 TheRighttoDissentandtheMeaningofPatriotism 177 Conclusion 193 Notes 207 Bibliography 255 Index 271 This page intentionally left blank Figures Cover:“Iratherlikethatimportedaffair,”HamiltonE.GrantCoverofPuck Magazine,September21,1904. 2.1 CoverofHarper’sWeekly,August27,1898,depicting representativesofthe“newpossessions”aschildreninUncle Sam’sschool 45 2.2 “Troubleswhichmayfollowanimperialpolicy,” encapsulatinganti-imperialistracism 50 5.1 WilliamJenningsBryanandex-ConfederateGeneral FitzhughLee,awaitingdeploymenttoCuba 122 5.2 Father–“Myboy,whenIfoughtIfoughtforliberty,in’61, myfatherfoughtforliberty,andIdon’tliketoseemyson fightforanythingelse” 129 7.1 LouisDalrymple,“Halt!”Cartoonshowingthespiritof GeneralHenryWareLawtontryingtopreventWilliam JenningsBryanfromtearingdowntheAmericanflagin CubaandthePhilippines 183
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