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The crisis of 1898

The present volume is a collection of essays written by experts in the history of each of the countries involved in the 1898 war: the United States, Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Its aim is to explore a conflict which, in spite of its short duration, had lasting effects on the judgement and economies of all of the main protagonists, and global implications which have echoed throughout the twentieth century.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 233 pages

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