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Book SynopsisThe 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 1
Table of Contents*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
