Nationalism and Anti-Imperialism

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Chapter 27 - Nationalism and Anti-Imperialism

from Part III - Historical and Cultural Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 December 2019

Susan K. Harris

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John Bird

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Especially in his later years, Twain became an outspoken critic of American nationalism and American and European colonialism. The Spanish-American War and atrocities in the Philippines led him to begin making public comments about imperialism. He was a member of the leading anti-imperialism society, and polemics like King Leopold’s Soliloquy were widely distributed and read. Twain’s increasingly bitter and satiric comments about imperialism lost him some readers but gained him the respect of many around the world.

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Mark Twain Samuel Clemens nationalism anti-imperialism Philippines Spanish-American War King Leopold

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Information: Mark Twain in Context , pp. 274 - 282

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108617208.029 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2020

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