U.S. IMPERIALISM AND REVOLUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES from PALGRAVE MACMILLAN (September 2007)
US IMPERIALISM AND REVOLUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES by E. SAN JUAN, Jr. due for release this September from PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, New York City ___________________________________________________________________ U.S. Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines By E. San Juan, Jr. After Afghanistan, the Philippines has become the second battlefront in the "global war on terrorism." U.S. troops have intervened to fight the Abu Sayyaf, a CIA creation, as well as the Communist-led New People's Army. This is a challenge to all Americans: will they allow U.S. imperial domination to continue? This book is a critical analysis of the social and political crisis of the Philippines under the brutal Arroyo regime. What are the stakes? Peace, social justice for 87million Filipinos and 10 million Moros, democracy, genuine independence, and the struggle for selfdetermination.. "San Juan is one of the sharpest and most clarifying voices vis-à-vis Filipino/U.S. and Filipino/world relati...