Crisis in the Philippines: The Making of a Revolution - Hardcover

Juan, Epifanio San

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 089789085X ISBN 13: 9780897890854

Publisher: Praeger, 1986

Synopsis

San Juan, a noted Philippine Marxist now living in the United States, gives a detailed account of the Philippine situation from many perspectives. The essays deal with new-imperialism, the Muslim community, literature, the New People's Army, women, and Filipinos in the United States. While Marcos is gone, many of the issues San Juan raises still need attention and the Marxist perspective he uses gives a very different insight than has been heard previously. Thus the work merits serious consideration for academic libraries. Library Journal

Crisis in the Philippines is an unparalleled view of the making of a revolution. E. San Juan offers an insider's examination of the unrelenting avalanche of political events, culminated by the summary killing of opposition leader Benigno Aquino. He dramarically illuminates the Filipino people's struggle for self-determination, the actual activities and growth of the New People's Army, and an analysis of the global forces influencing the current crisis. Unprecedented focus is given to the ways in which certain groups within Phillippine society--particularly the feminist movement and the Church--are coalescing with the Left. Poignantly illustrated with photographs of village life, the New People's Army, protest rallies, press and media clippings, this is the first unrestricted story of the Philippine revolution.

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From Library Journal

At first one may question the usefulness of this work, which was written before the fall of Marcos. San Juan, a noted Philippine Marxist now living in the United States, gives a detailed overview of the Philippine situation from several perspectives. The essays deal with neo-imperialism, the Muslim community, literature, the New People's Army, women, and Filipinos in the United States. While Marcos is gone, many of the issues San Juan raises still need attention and the Marxist perspective he uses gives a very different insight than has been heard previously. Thus the work merits serious consideration for academic libraries. Donald Clay Johnson, Coll. of William & Mary Lib., Williamsburg, Va.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 089789085X
• ISBN 13: 9780897890854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288