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This text reveals the little-known history of the United States' colonization of the Philippines' Muslim South in the early twentieth century. Often referred to as Moroland, the Sulu Archipelago and the island of Mindanao were sites of intense US engagement and laboratories of colonial modernity during an age of global imperialism. Exploring the complex relationship between colonizer and colonized from the late nineteenth century until the eve of the Second World War, the book argues that American power in the Islamic Philippines rested upon a transformative vision of colonial rule. Civilization, protection, and instruction became watchwords for U.S. military officers and civilian administrators, who enacted fantasies of racial reform among the diverse societies of the region.

Muslims --- Imperialism --- History --- History --- Philippines --- United States --- Philippines --- Philippines --- Colonization --- History --- Foreign relations --- Foreign relations --- History --- US sovereignty in the Southern Philippines, American power in the Islamic Philippines, Moroland, Mindanao-Sulu,.