ABSTRACT

This article explores the global moment surrounding 1898 to see the way in which the spectre of Japan was rapidly transforming the European imperial powers’ understanding of the region and revealing to them an emerging geography of political affinity then stitching together pockets of Asia. Intra-Asian connections/affinities antedated the appearance of Western interests, were sustained during the long period of Spanish rule, and infused the anti-colonial nationalist movement that culminated in the Philippine Revolution. American Empire: A Global History follows most of the traditional Philippine and American literatures on the period of high imperialism in failing to acknowledge the importance of the Asian setting. While Hopkins's move to bring the larger insular American empire into a single focus is novel and deeply important, the immediate, regional Asian setting of this moment in Philippine history – and American history – should also be restored.

摘要

本文探讨了围绕 1898 年的全球时刻，以了解日本的幽灵如何迅速改变欧洲帝国列强对该地区的理解，并向他们揭示一种新兴的政治亲和力地理，然后将亚洲的各个地区缝合在一起。亚洲内部的联系/亲缘早于西方利益的出现，在西班牙的长期统治中得以维持，并注入了以菲律宾革命告终的反殖民民族主义运动。美利坚帝国：全球历史遵循大多数关于高度帝国主义时期的菲律宾和美国传统文学，没有承认亚洲环境的重要性。虽然霍普金斯将更大的岛屿美洲帝国纳入单一焦点的举措是新颖且极其重要的，但菲律宾历史和美国历史上这一时刻的直接亚洲区域背景也应该恢复。