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Autore |
Fuentecilla Jose V |
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Titolo |
Fighting from a distance [[electronic resource] ] : how Filipino exiles helped topple a dictator / / Jose V. Fuentecilla |
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-48325-9 |
0-252-09509-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Asian American experience |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Filipinos - United States - History |
Exiles - Political activity - United States |
Electronic books. |
Philippines Politics and government 1973-1996 |
Philippines Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations Philippines |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The first exiles : escaping from the homeland -- Rough landings : surviving the first years -- Into the land of the fearful : dread and apathy -- The big divide : differences hindering unity -- Martial law and beyond : how the dictator usurped power -- Early organizing : conflicting opposition groups -- Learning how to lobby : how the United States fought the exiles -- Down with rhetoric! : turning to radical means -- The war of words : winning hearts and minds -- Reviving the opposition : arrival of an exile hero -- Reviewing the decade : adding up the losses and wins -- "It's not all Greek to me" : bringing the fight to the homeland -- A man for many seasons : the leader who led the movement. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During February 1986, a grassroots revolution overthrew the fourteen-year dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. In this book, Jose V. Fuentecilla describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in this victory, acting as the overseas arm of the opposition to help return their country to democracy. |
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