Bresnan Crisis in the Philippines

The Marcos Era and Beyond. Preface by David D. Newsom
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-5810-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 300 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

The book provides an overview of the history of the Philippines from the period of Spanish colonial domination to the present and analyzes the twenty-year Marcos record and the causes of the downfall of the Marcos regime. The essays will greatly aid the general reader in understanding the Philippine-American relationship.

Originally published in 1986.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Bresnan, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
Foreword, pg. vii
Preface, pg. xi
Chapter I. Philippine-American Tensions in History, pg. 1
Chapter II. Tradition and Response, pg. 30
Chapter III. The Social Situation, pg. 55
Chapter IV. Politics in the Marcos Era, pg. 70
Chapter V. The Political Crisis, pg. 114
Chapter VI. The Economic Crisis, pg. 145
Chapter VII. Reconstituting the Political Order, pg. 176
Chapter VIII. Economic Relations, pg. 200
Chapter IX. Political and Security Relations, pg. 228
Selected Readings, pg. 259
About the Authors, pg. 269
Index, pg. 271