Aesthetics and Empire: The Sense of Feminine Beauty in the Making of the US Imperial Archipelago

This article examines the “sense of beauty” in the United States imperial archipelago, composed of the island territories of Cuba, Hawai`i, Philippines, and Puerto Rico, all acquired in 1898. The theoretical connection among these two elements –aesthetics and empire– is provided by a revision of the...

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Main Author: Lanny Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013-12-01
Series:Culture & History Digital Journal
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Online Access:http://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/36