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Mixed Blessing The Impact of the American Colonial Experience on Politics and Society in the Philippines
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Hazel M. McFerson
Foreword by Fidel V. Ramos
Book Code: GM0791
ISBN: 0-313-30791-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30791-1
304 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2001
List Price: $129.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies
Series Number: 41
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  • This is a timely contribution in light of the present terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, its connections to the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, and the renewed US military aid to the Philippines.
    —Journal of Third World Studies     Spring 2004
Description: Invidious distinctions on the basis of race and overt racism were central features in American colonial policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1947, as America transported its domestic racial policy to the island colony. This collection by young Filipino scholars analyzes American colonialism and its impact on administration and attitudes in the Philippines through the prism of American "racial tradition," a structural concept which refers to beliefs, attitudes, images, classifications, laws, and social customs that shape race relations and racial formation in multiracial and colonial societies. The dominance of this tradition was manifested in the wanton prerogatives of the U.S. Congress and others who helped to carry out colonial policy in the region. The Spanish "flexible" racial tradition had resulted in a system based on ethnicity and class as determinants of social and economic structure, while the "rigid" U.S. racial tradition assigned race the more dominant role. The "cultural" affinity between the early individual American administrators and the Filipino elite, however, meant that class-based distinctions in the islands were not broken up. Thus, the extreme elitist character of the Philippines' economy and society persisted and became impervious to the influences which in other Asian countries led to a progressive weakening of elite structures as the 20th century advanced.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Fidel V. Ramos
  • Preface
  • Introduction by Hazel M. McFerson
  • Culture and Identity
  • Filipino Identity and Self-Image in Historical Perspective by Hazel M. McFerson
  • Race and Culture in Spanish and American Colonial Policies by Marya Svetlana T. Camacho
  • Benevolent Assimilation and Filipino Responses by Maria Serena I. Diokno
  • The Role of Education in Americanizing Filipinos by Alexander A. Calata
  • Kayumanggi versus Maputi: 100 Years of America's White Aesthetics in Philippine Literature by Princess Orig
  • Society and Politics
  • The American Influences on Philippine Political and Constitutional Tradition by Wilfrido V. Villacorta
  • Shaping the Filipino Nation: The Role of Civil Society by Jose Rene C. Gayo
  • Women in Philippine Politics and Society by Mina C. Roces
  • American Rule in the Muslim South and the Philippines Hinterland by Raul Pertierra and Eduardo Ugarte
  • Cacique Democracy and Future Prospects in the Philippines by Julio Rey B. Hidalgo
  • Appendix 1: Annotated Chronology of Selected Events in Philippine-American Relations
  • Appendix 2: Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain, December 10. 1898
  • Appendix 3: Benevolent Assimilaton Proclamation by President William McKinley, December 21, 1898
  • Appendix 5: The Land Tendency Issue
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-042654
LCC Class: DS685
Dewey Class: 959
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