Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire

Name: Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire
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ISBN: 9780700614820

ISBN-10: 0700614826

ISBN-13: 9780700614820

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bartholomew H. Sparrow

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When the United States took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these islands were actually part of the U.S. and, in particular, whether the Constitution applied fully, or even in part, to their citizens. By looking closely at what became known as the Insular Cases, Bartholomew Sparrow reveals how America resolved to govern these territories. Sparrow follows the Insular Cases from the controversial Downes v. Bidwell in 1901, which concerned tariffs on oranges shipped to New York from Puerto Rico and which introduced the distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories, to Balzac v. Puerto…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication date: 9/6/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English