About the Author

Alfred W. McCoy is J.R.W. Smail Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His books include The Politics of Heroin and A Question of Torture.

Reviews

This forceful book lays the Philippine body politic on the examination table to reveal the disease that lies within - crime, clandestine policing, and political scandal. But McCoy also draws a clear line from Manila to Baghdad. - Sheila S. Coronel, Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia University ""In this stunning book, McCoy reveals how empire shapes the intertwined destinies of all involved in its creation. Written with deft strokes, this is an instant classic of historical writing."" - Lloyd Gardner, author of The Long Road to Baghdad: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy from the 1970s to the Present