{"product_id":"the-drama-of-dictatorship-9781501770463","title":"The Drama of Dictatorship","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e uncovers the role played by rival Communist parties in the conflict that culminated in Ferdinand Marcos''s declaration of martial law in 1972.\u003c\/b\u003e Using the voluminous radical literature of the period, Joseph Scalice reveals how two parties, the PKP and the CPP, torn apart by the Sino-Soviet dispute, subordinated the explosive mass struggles of the time behind rival elite conspirators. The PKP backed Marcos and the CPP, his bourgeois opponents. The absence of an independent mass movement in defense of democracy made dictatorship possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the martial law regime was not fundamentally the outcome of Marcos''s personal quest to remain in power but rather a consensus of the country''s ruling elite, confronted with mounting social unrest, that authoritarian forms of rule were necessary to preserve their property and privileges. The bourgeois opponents of Marcos did not defend democracy but, like\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e is a decisive and timely exemplar of a nuanced and meticulous approach to the history of the Marcos era, which is a rarity in the scholarship on this period. This book forces proponents of both the Golden and the Dark Age narratives to reconsider their beliefs. They will find it challenging to uphold the simplistic, highly selective, and moralistic character of such narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e * Philippine Journal of Public Policy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. A Storm on the Horizon\u003cbr\u003e 2. The First Quarter Storm\u003cbr\u003e 3. Barricades\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Writ Suspended\u003cbr\u003e 5. Martial Law\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409372422487,"sku":"9781501770463","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501770463.jpg?v=1730506577","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-drama-of-dictatorship-9781501770463","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}