George Kennan on the Spanish-American War A Critical Edition of "Cub
This book presents a critical edition of the lecture “Cuba and the Cubans” by George Kennan the Elder, with a wide-ranging introduction examining its influence on American public opinion of the Spanish-American War. A well-known journalist and travel writ
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ed by Frank Jacob
George Kennan on the Spanish–American War
Frank Jacob Editor
George Kennan on the Spanish–American War A Critical Edition of “Cuba and the Cubans”
Editor Frank Jacob History Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-67452-0 ISBN 978-3-319-67453-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67453-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017952828 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Abstract Bricks and Shadows © Stephen Bonk/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Frank Jacob 2 CUBA AND THE CUBANS 45 George Kennan Index 95
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction Frank Jacob
Abstract The introduction provides a survey of George Kennan’s (1845–1924) vita and works until the outbreak of the Spanish–American War (1898). It furthermore provides a discussion of the context of the war within Cuban and American histories. The developments on Cuba as well as the U.S. discussion about a military intervention on the island are analyzed and different perspectives on the issue critically explained. Furthermore, a short description and analysis of the main contents of Kennan’s lecture “Cuba and the Cubansˮ are given. Keywords George Kennan Cuban independence
· Spanish–American War · Cuba
A shorter and different version of this introduction was published in Gilmar Visoni-Alonzo and Frank Jacob, ed. Latin America’s Martial Age: Conflict and Warfare in the Long Nineteenth Century (Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2017). I thank my co-editor and the publisher for the permission to republish a variation o
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