1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453451103321

Autore

Brands H. W

Titolo

Bound to Empire [[electronic resource] ] : The United States and the Philippines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford University Press, USA, 1992

ISBN

0-19-987437-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Disciplina

327.730599

959.9

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; I: The Call; 1. Manic Depression: 1890's; 2. Dewey . . . or Don't We? 1898-1899; ll: Fretful Coexistence; 3. The Water Cure and Other Remedies for Philippine Nationalism: 1899-1901; 4. Progressivism from Above: 1901-1907; 5. Politics from Below: 1907-1912; 6. Filipinization: 1913-1920; 7. Republicanization: 1921-1926; 8. The Bottom Line: 1927-1934; 9. The Datu and the Procounsul: 1935-1941; lll: Utang na Loob?; 10. Retreat: 1941-1944; 11. Return: 1944-1946; IV: By Other Means; 12. Cold War in Asia: 1946-1952; 13. A Special Relationship: 1953-1957

14. The Ground Softens: 1957-196415. What Allies Are For: 1965-1972; 16. Democracy Undone: 1972-1983; 17. Vox Populi: 1983-1991; Conclusion; Manuscript Collections Cited; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

From the day Commodore Dewey's battleships destroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila to the closing of the Subic Bay naval base in 1992, America and the Philippines have shared a long and tangled history. It has been a century of war and colonialism, earnest reforms and blatant corruption, diplomatic maneuvering and political intrigue, an era colored by dramatic events and striking personalities. In Bound to Empire, acclaimed historian H.W. Brands gives us a brilliant account of the American involvement in the Philippines in a sweeping narrative filled with analytical insight. Ranging from the Spanish....



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830272403321

Autore

Spear Frank S

Titolo

Metamorphic pressure-temperature-time paths / / Frank S. Spear and Simon M. Peacock [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : American Geophysical Union, c1989

ISBN

1-118-66748-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 102 p. ) : ill. ;

Collana

Short course in geology  Metamorphic pressure-temperature-time paths

Short course in geology ; ; v. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

PeacockSimon Muir <1960->

Disciplina

552/.4

Soggetti

Metamorphism (Geology)

Rock pressure

Earth temperature

Geology

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Petrology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Short Course presented at the 28th Geological Congress, Washington, D.C."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.