Contested State - American Foreign Policy and Regime Change in the Philippines

Informationen zum Autor Amy Blitz is director of media development for entrepreneurial studies at Harvard Business School. Klappentext From a scholar's first-hand account of the fall of Marcos comes The Contested State, an inquiry into the international causes and consequences of civil war, the different types of regimes that emerge from such conflict, and the implications for American foreign policy. Tracing the battle for control of the Philippines back to the Spanish era, The Contested State presents a historical, transnational picture of regime change, offering insights into the broader transnational issues that are increasingly important in an ever more globalized world. Zusammenfassung This is an enquiry into the international causes and consequences of civil war! the different types of regimes that emerge from such conflict! and the implications for American foreign policy. The book traces the battle for control of the Philippines back to the Spanish era. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 The Sword and the Cross: Spanish Foundations of U.S. Colonialism Chapter 2 Conquest and Coercion: Early U.S. Colonialism, 1899-1916 Chapter 3 Colonialism Amid Crises: The Road to Independent Democracy, 1917-1946 Chapter 4 The Transition to "One-Man Democracy," 1946-1972 Chapter 5 "Salvaging" Democracy: The Impact of Authoritarian Rule, 1972-1983 Chapter 6 People Power: The Transition from Marcos to Aquino, 1983-1986 Chapter 7 The Contested State: Transnational Sources of Regime Change

Product details

• Authors: Amy Blitz, Amy (Director Blitz
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2000
• EAN: 9780847699353
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9935-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, International Relations, Colonialism & imperialism, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, Philippines, Warfare and defence, Central / national / federal government policies, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Central government policies, National liberation and independence