1st Edition
Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century Colonial Legacies, Post-Colonial Trajectories
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The only book length study to cover the Philippines after Marco's downfall, this key title thematically explores issues affecting this fascinating country, throughout the last century. Appealing to both the academic and non academic reader, topics covered include:
national level electoral politics
economic growth
the Philippine Chinese
law and order
opposition
the Left
local and ethnic politics.
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Trasformismo and Philippine democracy; Chapter 3 Morbid symptoms and political violence in the Philippines; Chapter 4 ‘Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown’; Chapter 5 The Last Hurrah revisited; Chapter 6 Malling Manila; Chapter 7 From Pugad Lawin to Pugad Baboy; Chapter 8 The Sulu zone revisited;
Biography
Eva-Lotta E. Hedman is Lecturer in Asian-Pacific Politics at the University of Nottingham.,
John T. Sidel is Lecturer in Southeast Asian Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
