Philippine politics and society in the twentieth century : colonial legacies, post-colonial trajectories / Eva-Lotta E. Hedman and John T. Sidel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hedman, Eva-Lotta E.

Contributor:

Sidel, John Thayer, 1966-

Series:

Politics in Asia series.

Politics in Asia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philippines--Politics and government--20th century.

Philippines.

Philippines--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 politicseconomic growththe Philippine Chineselaw and orderoppositionthe Leftlocal and ethnic politics.

Contents:

Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century Colonial legacies, post-colonial trajectories; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Trasformismo and Philippine democracy; 3 Morbid symptoms and political violence in the Philippines; 4 'Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown'; 5 The Last Hurrah revisited; 6 Malling Manila: images of a city, fragments of a century; 7 From Pugad Lawin to Pugad Baboy: the making of the 'new native'; 8 The Sulu zone revisited: the Philippines in Southeast Asia; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-75421-3

1-134-75422-1

1-280-26821-2

9786610268214

0-203-99201-6

9780203992012

OCLC:

179154519