The Mark Twain Forum needs a reviewer for the following book:

     Jim Zwick (ed.).  _Mark Twain's Weapons of Satire: Anti-Imperialist
     Writings on the Philippine-American War._  Syracuse: Syracuse
     University Press, 1992.  (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict
     Resolution.)  Pp. xlii, 213.  Includes index.  $34.95.  Cloth,
     6-1/4" x 9-1/4".  ISBN 0-8156-0268-5.

The jacket describes it thus:

     Mark Twain was described by a contemporary newspaper as the "most
     influential anti-imperialist and the most dreaded critic of the
     sacrosanct person in the White House that the country contains."
     Although not a pacifist, Twain was the most prominent opponent of
     the Philippine-American War.

     Today, however, this aspect of Mark Twain's career is barely known.
     His writings on the war have never been collected in a single
     volume, and a number of them are published here for the first time.
     Although he was a vice president of the Anti-Imperialist League
     from 1901 to 1910, until now no thorough study had been made of his
     relationship with the organized opposition to the war.

     Drawing upon the unpublished manuscripts of Mark Twain and various
     leaders of the League, Jim Zwick's introduction and headnotes
     provide the most complete account of Twain's involvement in the
     anti-imperialist movement.

     Mark Twain's writings sparked intense controversy when they were
     written.  Readers will appreciate the continuing relevance and
     quotability of his statements on the abuse of patriotism, the
     "treason" of requiring school children to salute the flag, the
     right to dissent, the importance of self-government, and the value
     of America's democratic and anticolonial traditions. . . .

     Jim Zwick is the author of _Militarism and Repression in the
     Philippines_ and the editor of _Friends of the Filipino People
     Bulletin_.  He writes frequently on peace and justice issues and on
     the Philippines.  Zwick is associate director of the Connecticut
     Food Bank.

As always, the review should be of publishable quality, and the deadline
would be two months from your receipt of the book.  If I don't know you,
it would be helpful for you to explain in what respect you're qualified
to write this review.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Taylor Roberts
Coordinator, MT Forum