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  • False Nostalgia

    The Marcos “Golden Age” Myths and How to Debunk Them

    This book is going to be perhaps the most lethal weapon in the arsenal against the so-far partially successful attempts (thanks to social media) to tout the 20-year Marcos era (January 1966 to February 1986) as a “golden age” in Philippine history. Specifically, JC Punongbayan relentlessly examines every one of 43 claims that have been made regarding that period—from the faintly ridiculous (that ... Leer más

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  • Twin Plagues

    How Duterte and Covid-19 Wrecked the Philippine Economy

    Twin Plagues: How Duterte and Covid-19 Wrecked the Philippine Economy chronicles the Philippine economy under Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency from 2016 to 2022, a period marked by authoritarian populism and the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing on economic data, policy analysis, and contemporary reporting, the book argues that weak governance and institutional erosion had already ... Leer más

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  • Silent Coup

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  • The Border Within

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  • The Making of the Modern Philippines

    Pieces of a Jigsaw State

    "Well-researched... a welcome guide." The Spectator"Reliable and lucid." History TodayWith a fractured geography and complex identity, The Philippines is an eclectic and unique mix of culture, environment, people and politics. Known mostly for natural disasters, migrant labour and dictatorial presidents, in this book Philip Bowing shows how it is much, much more. Deftly navigating the history of ... Leer más

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  • Failed

    What the "Experts" Got Wrong about the Global Economy

    Why has the Eurozone ended up with an unemployment rate more than twice that of the United States more than six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Why did the vast majority of low- and middle-income countries suffer a prolonged economic slowdown in the last two decades of the 20th century? What was the role of the International Monetary Fund in these economic failures? Why was Latin ... Leer más

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  • State and Society in the Philippines

    Series series State & Society in East Asia
    This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines’ ongoing and deeply charged dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaboration between government leaders and social forces. Patricio N. Abinales and Donna J. Amoroso examine the long history of institutional weakness in the Philippines and the varied ... Leer más

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  • East Timor's Independence, Indonesia and ASEAN

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  • Shadow Courts

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  • CONTROVERSAL PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

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