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The Contested State
Transnational Battles for Control of the Philippines Since 1898
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2023
Summary
From the author’s first-hand account of the battle for democracy in the Philippines comes The Contested State, an inquiry into the international causes and consequences of regime change. Regime change tends to occur in waves, from the authoritarian transitions of the 1930s, to the democratic transitions of the late 1980s and 1990s, to the rise of authoritarianism again today. But why? To help answer this increasingly urgent question, the author examines a series of regime transitions in the Philippines over time. The book identifies structural inequality as a root cause of civil conflict, which can in turn lead to proxy wars, as transnational revolutionary, authoritarian, and democratic forces vie for control of the state. Tracing the battle for control of the Philippines back to the Spanish era through the US era and beyond, The Contested State presents a historical, transnational picture of regime change through time, offering insights into the broader transnational issues threatening democracy today.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-2222-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-2223-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
292
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Acknowledgments No access
Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
The Sword and the Cross No access Pages 7 - 36
Conquest and Coercion No access Pages 37 - 62
Colonialism Amid Crises No access Pages 63 - 86
The Transition to “One-Man Democracy,” 1946-1972 No access Pages 87 - 126
“Salvaging” Democracy No access Pages 127 - 168
“People Power” No access Pages 169 - 202
Rising Authoritarianism No access Pages 203 - 258
