Carnegie Lectures 2024-2025

26/2/25

When the United States acquired the Philippines and other colonies in the wake of the Spanish-American War of 1898, Andrew Carnegie polemicised against empire because he believed that it would undermine democracy. In his battle against the new policy, he used an entire host of sometimes contradictory arguments, including democratic and constitutional values, trade policies and racism. Two years later, however, as a Republican partisan, the businessman ended up advocating the re-election of William McKinley, the very architect of overseas expansion. What had happened?

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This is the third of the Carnegie Lectures to be presented at the Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries over the winter season.

Future lectures.

19th March 2025, Serious Minds, Lord Bruce.

24th April 2025, Carnegie and Scotland, Prof Ewen Cameron.

 

Tickets are available at https://www.onfife.com/events/?types=&venues=dunfermline-carnegie-library-galleries&dates=