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What is the politics of civil society? Focusing on the Philippines—home to the mother of all election-watch movements, the original People Power revolt, and one of the largest and most diverse NGO populations in the world—Eva-Lotta Hedman offers a critique that goes against the grain of much other current scholarship. Her highly original work challenges celebratory and universalist accounts that tend to reify "civil society" as a unified and coherent entity, and to ascribe a single meaning and automatic trajectory to its role in democratization. She shows how mobilization in the name of civil society is contingent on the intercession of citizens and performative displays of citizenship—as opposed to other appeals and articulations of identity, such as class. In short, Hedman argues, the very definitions of "civil" and "society" are at stake.

Based on extensive research spanning the course of a decade (1991–2001), this study offers a powerful analysis of Philippine politics and society inspired by the writings of Antonio Gramsci. It draws on a rich collection of sources from archives, interviews, newspapers, and participant-observation. It identifies a cycle of recurring "crises of authority," involving mounting threats—from above and below—to oligarchical democracy in the Philippines. Tracing the trajectory of a Gramscian "dominant bloc" of social forces, Hedman shows how each such crisis in the Philippines promotes a countermobilization by the "intellectuals" of the dominant bloc: the capitalist class, the Catholic Church, and the U.S. government. In documenting the capacity of so-called "secondary associations" (business, lay, professional) to project moral and intellectual leadership in each of these crises, this study sheds new light on the forces and dynamics of change and continuity in Philippine politics and society. ... Read more

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This book examines the elements of continuity and change in Philippine politics and government over the last quarter century. This period, from the earl 1960's through 1988, encompasses three distinct phases: the decline of "traditional" elite democracy, the imposition of martial law, and "constitutional authoritarianism" under Ferdinand Marcos, and most recently, the restoration of democracy under Corazon Aquino. By examining the elements of continuity and change during this period, this study attempts to provide a context for understanding current and future political developments in the Philippines ... Read more

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Reverend Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (1825-1899) miscellaneous writer, son of Rev. Dr. Boyd of Glasgow, was originally intended for the English Bar but entered the Church of Scotland, and was minister latterly at St. Andrews. He wrote in Fraser's Magazine a series of light, chirping articles subsequently collected as The Recreations of a Country Parson and also several books of reminiscences, etc., written in a pleasant chatty style, and some sermons. He was D. D. and LL. D. His works include: The Recreations of a Country Parson: First Series (1859), The Recreations of a Country Parson: Second Series (1862), The Graver Thoughts of a Country Parson (3 volumes) (1862), The Recreations of a Country Parson: Third Series (1878), Twenty- Five Years of St. Andrews (2 volumes) (1892) and St. Andrews and Elsewhere (1894). ... Read more

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Highlights the geography, people, food, schools, recreation, celebrations, and languages of the Philippines. ... Read more

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Culture of the Philippines reflects the complexity of the history of the Philippines through the blending of several diverse indigenous cultures, and foreign cultures such as Chinese and Spanish. Pre-Hispanic, and non-Christian Philippine cultures are derived from several indigenous traditions of the Austronesian primitive tribes called Malayo-Polynesian. The prehistoric Philippine Mythology and Philippine indigenous culture was later influenced by the Malayo-Polynesian cultures of Oceania, accompanied by a mixture of Western-Christianity, Eastern-Islamic, Hinduism and Buddhism tradition. ... Read more

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Contents: Marxism and revisioning the history of my poetry by Virgilio Almario; Jose Monserrat Maceda/rebellion, non conformity and alternatives; From Babaylan to Vamp/the evolution of the Filipina in Hiligaynon Literature; Writing about America in the short narratives of Filipino women; Jose Garcia Villa and the imagination of radical poetics; An interview with NCCA Executive Director Cecile Guidote Alvarez; Mga Awit ng Pag Ibig ni Pablo Neruda; Our Asian past, present and future/a high school textbook for the nation's soul; Iktong Tagpo/the 2004 National Theater Festival a focus on Philippine Musical Theaters. ... Read more

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Chapters: Zarzuela, Areca Nut, Music of the Philippines, Pugad Baboy, Culture of Basilan, Darna, Culture of the Philippines, 2009 National Artist of the Philippines Controversy, Paddy Field, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Ibong Adarna, Women in the Philippines, Philippine Mythology, Agung, Marriage and Wedding Customs in the Philippines, Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, Sexuality in the Philippines, Funeral Practices and Burial Customs in the Philippines, Traditional Games in the Philippines, Philippine Mythical Creatures, Courtship in the Philippines, Débutante, Manila Film Center, Pinoy, Christmas in the Philippines, Dagohoy Rebellion, Paan, Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippine Name, Filipino Psychology, Igorot, Name of the Philippines, Himala, Betel, Spanish Influence on Filipino Culture, Dyesebel, Jeepney, Philippine Epic Poetry, Wedding Arrhae, National Hero of the Philippines, Barangay, Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club, Bakla, Parol, Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames, Bathala, Flores de Mayo, Pornography and Erotica in the Philippines, Subli, Kampilan, Philippine Drama, Montreal-Philippines Cutlery Controversy, Imperial Manila, Acronyms in the Philippines, Palengke, Filipino Values, Fantaserye and Telefantasya, Philippine Independence Day Parade, Ilocandia, Tagbanua Mythology, Tamblot Uprising, Ayala Museum, Pasalubong, Tikbalang, Yaminoys, Waray Literature, Usog, Manananggal, Sandugo, Kalis, Panabas, Bakunawa, Panantukan, Spider Fighting, Pupung, Barong Tagalog, Panday, Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Philippine Fiesta, El Shaddai, Sumpong, Nuno Sa Punso, List of Filipino Christmas Carols, Republic of Cebu, Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines, Nakaluluwag, Singkil, Tampo, Encyclopedia Rizaliana, Agimat, Bayan Ko, Philippine Folk Literature, Mananambal, Oath of Allegiance, Levi Celerio, Lastikman, the Philippines in American Movies ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2009229 ... Read more

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Amerasia Journal Volume 24, Number 3, 1998 features 26 essays on culture, community and capital in the Philippines. 267 pages. ... Read more