This work is a case study of the tumultuous rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, examining the levers of power available to absolute rulers and the development of a political economy of authoritarianism.
Introduction A Nation Divided Martial Law and Regime Legitimation A Complete Government Takeover The Authoritarian Regime's Network of Support The Decline and Fall of the Dictatorship Epilogue: The Philippines: 1986-1996 Bibliography Index
ALBERT F. CELOZA is on the Faculty of Social Sciences at Phoenix College and an adjunct professor in International Studies at the American Graduate School of International Management Thunderbird and an affiliate with the Program for Southeast Asian Studies, Arizona State University. He holds degrees from the University of the Philippines, the University of San Francisco and the Claremont Graduate School.
?Celoza, skillfully uses a wide range of sources, Western and
Asian, to document the authoritarianism of Ferdinand Marcos,
president of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986. A Filipino himself,
the author furnishes information from Philippine sources rarely
seen even by Asian specialists in the US in the normal course of
their work....a useful supplement to the sometimes bulky,
sensationalized volumes that have concentrated on this former
Filipino dictator's celebrated social life and spendthrift ways.
Excellent bibliography. Suitable for all levels interested in
Philippine politics.?-Choice
"Celoza, skillfully uses a wide range of sources, Western and
Asian, to document the authoritarianism of Ferdinand Marcos,
president of the Philippines from 1966 to 1986. A Filipino himself,
the author furnishes information from Philippine sources rarely
seen even by Asian specialists in the US in the normal course of
their work....a useful supplement to the sometimes bulky,
sensationalized volumes that have concentrated on this former
Filipino dictator's celebrated social life and spendthrift ways.
Excellent bibliography. Suitable for all levels interested in
Philippine politics."-Choice
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