Philippine Politics and Society in the Twentieth Century: Colonial Legacies, Post-Colonial Trajectories / Edition 1

by Eva-Lotta Hedman, John Sidel

Overview

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
•pposition
the Left
local and ethnic politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415147910
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/09/2000
Series:	Politics in Asia , #10
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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;