Mixed Blessing: The Impact of the American Colonial Experience on Politics and Society in the Philippines

The book, published in 2002 by Greenwood Press, has been extensively modified for this second edition, published under the auspices of the most prestigious university in the Philippines. Several of the essays in the first edition have been replaced with new essays more directly relevant to the main theme of the complex Philippines-US interaction—characterized during the twentieth century by a mix of acute resentment and affectionate imitation. A new introduction also summarizes developments...