The United States and Cuba: A Study of the US’s First Military Occupation and State Building Efforts
Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
12-2020
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Daniel Newcomer
Committee Members
John M. Rankin, Daryl A. Carter
Abstract
This paper examines the US-Cuban relationship during the first military occupation of Cuba from 1898 to 1902, to show the role of high modernist state building in the occupation and the scope of Cuban participation in this endeavor. This is evidenced by heavily examining the annual reports of the US Military Governor General of Cuba and the US appointed civil secretaries of the Cuban government. This research differs from previous studies in the field by introducing James C. Scott’s concepts of legibility and high modernist state building, as well as suggesting that the Cuban civil secretaries participated within a limited scope to help form an independent republic.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Guillard, James, "The United States and Cuba: A Study of the US’s First Military Occupation and State Building Efforts" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3829. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3829
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
Included in
Latin American History Commons, Military History Commons, Political History Commons, United States History Commons