{"product_id":"9780374707392","title":"A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three distinct conflicts—one fought between the Spanish and the allied United States and Filipino forces; one fought between the United States and the Philippine Army of Liberation; and one fought between occupying American troops and an insurgent alliance of often divided Filipinos—the war marked America's first steps as a global power and produced a wealth of lessons learned and forgotten. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA War of Frontier and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Silbey traces the rise and fall of President Emilio Aguinaldo, as Aguinaldo tries to liberate the Philippines from colonial rule only to fail, devastatingly, before a relentless American army. He tracks President McKinley's decision to commit troops and fulfill a divinely inspired injunction to \"uplift and civilize\" despite the protests of many Americans. Most important, Silbey provides a clear lens to view the Philippines as, in the crucible of war, it transforms itself from a territory divided by race, ethnicity, and warring clans into a cohesive nation on the path to independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077683200240,"sku":"9780374707392","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780374707392_p0.jpg?v=1769913076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780374707392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}