Everyday Politics in the Philippines - Class and Status Relations in a Central Luzon Village

This rich study examines the everyday politics of a rice farming village in central Luzon. Contending that the faction and patron-client relationships emphasized by conventional studies are but one part of Philippine political life, Kerkvliet offers a nuanced and fascinating portrait of political relationships among villagers. The world he portrays is complex and multifaceted: in a period of flux, relations of status and class shift as traditional roles give way to new social identities. A comprehensive and masterful classic, Everyday Politics in the Philippines revises our notions of political life in the developing world. Now available again with a new preface, postscript, and updated bibliography, this updated edition will be welcomed by a broad range of social scientists.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Capitalism and Rebellion Entwined
Chapter 3 Status and Class
Chapter 4 Household Views of Class and Status Politics
Chapter 5 Class Resistance
Chapter 6 Conflict among Status Groups
Chapter 7 Networks among People in Different Classes and Statuses
Chapter 8 Everyday Politics and Contending Values

About the author

Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet is head of the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University.

Product details

• Authors: Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet, Kerkvliet Benedict J. Tria
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2002
• EAN: 9780742518704
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1870-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Political science & theory, Regional Studies, Philippines, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms