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American Empire and the Politics of Meaning: Elite Political Cultures in the Philippines and Puerto Rico during U.S. Colonialism (Politics, History, and Culture)

March 22, 2015

When the United States took control of the Philippines and Puerto Rico in the wake of the Spanish-American War, it declared that it would transform its new colonies through lessons in self-government and the ways of American-style democracy. In both territories, U.S. colonial officials built extensive public school systems, and they set up American-style elections […]
State and Society in the Philippines (State & Society in East Asia)

March 22, 2015

People in the Philippines routinely vote, run for office, organize social movements, and call for good governance by the state. Why, then, is there a recurring state-society dilemma in the Philippines? One horn of the dilemma is the persistent inability of the state to provide basic services, guarantee peace and order, and foster economic development. […]
Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II

March 22, 2015

On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn (“Mac”) McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped and the last man out of Palawan Prison Camp 10A. Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this […]
The Fall of the Philippines 1941-42 (Campaign)

March 22, 2015

The Philippine Islands were one of two major US bases in the Pacific, the other being Pearl Harbor. The Japanese considered the capture of the Philippines crucial for its efforts to control resource-laden Southeast Asia. As opposed to its attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese intention was to invade and occupy the Philippines in a […]
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History … to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

March 22, 2015

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Sale Price:buy at discount B004TIKKFO
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History … to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

March 22, 2015

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Sale Price:buy at discount B004TIJMJY
Five Faces of Exile: The Nation and Filipino American Intellectuals (Asian America)

March 22, 2015

Colonialism and empire have rarely been seen from the perspectives and experiences of the colonized. Five Faces of Exile addresses this gap by exploring a wide range of perspectives on colonial, anti-colonial, and postcolonial developments. More specifically, it explores American empire in the Philippines and its ethnic and racial dimensions in the United States through […]
What a Way to Spend a War: Navy Nurse POWs in the Philippines

March 22, 2015

One of eleven U.S. Navy nurses held captive by the Japanese in Manila between 1942 and 1945, Danner describes her nightmarish experiences behind barbed wire. Sale Price:$26.39 1557501548
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history … to the close of the nineteenth century.

March 22, 2015

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Sale Price:buy at discount B004TPN2QQ
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 – Volume 08 of 55 1591-1593 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History … to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

March 22, 2015

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Sale Price:buy at discount B004TQM5FY

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