The Huk Rebellion - A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines

Newly available with an updated bibliographic essay, this highly acclaimed work explores the Huk rebellion, a momentous peasant revolt in the Philippines. Unlike prevailing top-down analysis, Kerkvliet seeks to understand the movement from the point of view of its participants and sympathizers. He argues that seeing a peasant revolt through the eyes of those who rebelled explains and clarifies the actions of people who otherwise might appear irrational. Drawing on a rich array of documents and in-depth interviews with peasants and rebel leaders, the author provides definitive answers to the causes of the rebellion, the goals of the rebels, and the process of resistance.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Origins of Rebellion
Chapter 2 Unrest
Chapter 3 The Hukbalahap: Resistance to the Japanese Occupation in Central Luzon
Chapter 4 Prelude to Rebellion
Chapter 5 Rebellion: 1946-1948
Chapter 6 The Rise and Fall
Chapter 7 Conclusion

About the author

Benedict J. 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. Kerkvliet
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2002
• EAN: 9780742518681
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1868-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Political science & theory, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Revolutionary groups & movements, Philippines, Regional / International studies, Political science and theory, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions