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An analysis of the complex political and economic relationship between the United States and the Phillipines. Although the United States had negligible economic interests in the Philippines, it saw a strong US military presence there as a necessary part of its global defence.

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"An insightful and perceptive examination. . . . For someone like myself who actually lived and worked in the Philippines during some of the years covered, one is profoundly impressed by the way this book brings that era in U.S.-Philippines relations to life and interprets it with stunning acuity."—Grant K. Goodman, International History Review

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/07/1994
      ISBN13: 9780804722803, 978-0804722803
      ISBN10: 0804722803

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An analysis of the complex political and economic relationship between the United States and the Phillipines. Although the United States had negligible economic interests in the Philippines, it saw a strong US military presence there as a necessary part of its global defence.

      Trade Review
      "An insightful and perceptive examination. . . . For someone like myself who actually lived and worked in the Philippines during some of the years covered, one is profoundly impressed by the way this book brings that era in U.S.-Philippines relations to life and interprets it with stunning acuity."—Grant K. Goodman, International History Review

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