Inscribing empire : Guam and the War in the Pacific National Historical Park

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
This historical park celebrates the “freedom” that the U.S. brought to the region. But this landscape sits at the nexus of several contested territories. Guam was seized in the 1898 Spanish-American War and experienced 50 years of dictatorship under the Navy. Disagreements between the park service and the local people added to the contests. The park presents a discourse of American military heroism against the Japanese, at the expense of recognition of Chamorro suffering. It serves as a colonial tool.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Political geography, issn : 0962-6298, 2008, vol. 27, n°. 6, p. 630-651, nombre de pages : 22, Références bibliographiques : 51 ref.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann