Thank you for visiting Liberty and Anti-Imperialism .  It was created to fill the demand for historical debate and to expand the availability of academic sources online, particularly in relation to the notions of liberty and twentieth century American foreign policy.  I hope that it will bring a further dimension to students, academics, independent scholars, and anyone interested in these subjects.

The site opened in 2007 and has already deposited hundreds of original documents, books, images and periodicals relating to the Anti-Imperialism and Liberty. The site also works to inter-connect other relevant web sites that strive in a similar manner to provide historical information.

In the 2008-2009 academic year, Liberty and Anti-Imperialism has been used as an interactive forum for University College Cork students to debate coursework and discover analysis and primary materials for their studies. This will continue in 2009-2010, during which time the site will expand the section "Explaining Imperialism."

During the summer of 2009, the site will aspire to individual biography pages for as many members of the Anti-Imperialist Leagues as possible. By June, biography pages exist for most of the members of the Faneuil Hall Meeting on June 15, 1898 and the Committee of Correspondence which came from that initial meeting.

I am also interested to hear from other scholars, students, and afficianados prepared to contribute their opinions in this forum or have some content that may be of use.

If any users of the site have suggestions or have spotted a broken link / bug please contact site editor M. Patrick Cullinane.

In January of 2008 Jim Zwick, one of the most innovative and most helpful scholars of anti-imperialism, Twain, and race relations died due to complications with diabetes.

Jim will forever be remembered in our thoughts not only because of the various ways in which he touched people with his academic scholarship, but for all the ways in which he toiled to make it accessible. Only 51, Jim never hesitated to answer questions from students like myself; he introduced one of the first academic websites, and archived thousands of images and documents.

He will be dearly missed, but his legacy as a scholar and innovator will continue. Thank you, Jim.

M. Patrick Cullinane

M. Patrick Cullinane is a PhD candidate at University College Cork, National University of Ireland. He teaches courses in Cold War history, U.S. Foreign Policy Historiography, and coordinates a seminar with faculty on the themes of Liberty and Empire in U.S. foreign policy. Michael is also a teacher at Bruce College, Cork, Ireland.

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