1st Edition

Red Revolution Inside The Philippine Guerrilla Movement

By Gregg R. Jones Copyright 1990
    360 Pages
    by Routledge

    360 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is about the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its guerrilla army. Its objective is to offer the reader a close-up look and analysis of the revolution and serves as a case study of the inner workings of one of the most successful communist revolutionary movements.

    Preface -- Introduction -- A Resilient Revolution -- Launching the Struggle -- A People's Army Takes Shape -- Collapse and Retreat -- The Ghosts of Plaza Miranda -- Prisoners in a Gilded Cage -- Shaping the Revolution -- Indigenizing "People's War" -- Martial Law and the Urban Underground -- The Manila Rebellion -- The New People's Army Tastes Success -- The Battle for Davao -- The Elusive United Front -- The Election Boycott and Strategic Debates: 1985–1987 -- Talking Peace While Preparing for War -- "Land to the Tillers" -- Barangay Rose: Life in a Communist Village -- Revolution in the Church -- Inside the Labor Front -- Inside the New People's Army -- People's War: The Third Decade -- The Faces Behind the Revolution -- "A Terrible Time" -- "People's Republic of the Philippines" -- Red Christmas -- Facing the Future

    Biography

    Gregg R. Jones