Enduring Empire Bao-Xuan Zhu Introduction by John Barnes *

Introduction by John Barnes * 2

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the forty-three authors in this volume hold positions from department chairs to presidents at four-year and community colleges across the country

seven of them first published here

Throughout its long and complex history

Enduring Empire Bao-Xuan Zhu Introduction by John Barnes *In 1898 the United States became a formal overseas empire and claimed sovereignty over the Philippine islands, justifying its rule in explicitly racial terms. Less than fifty years later, in 1946, Philippine independence was recognized by the United States, even as it continued to exert influence over the domestic and foreign affairs of the newly decolonized Republic. Despite some differences, U. S. control remained racial and imperial. Enduring