Discorso pronunziato dal barone di S. Nicola, cavaliere Carlo Sozi-Carafa intendente nella provincia di Terra d'Otranto per inaugurare le sessioni del Consiglio provinciale nel dì 22 maggio 1854

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991004345932107536
• Autore: Sozi Carafa, Carlo <barone di S. Nicola>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lecce : Tipografia dell'Ospizio S. Ferdinando, [1855?]
• Descrizione fisica: 50 p. ; 28 cm
• Disciplina: 945.753
• Soggetti: Sozi Carafa, Carlo Discorsi; Sozi Carafa, Carlo Discorsi
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Fighting from a distance : how Filipino exiles helped topple a dictator / / Jose V. Fuentecilla

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960789903321
• Autore: Fuentecilla Jose V
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2013
• ISBN: 9781299483255; 1299483259; 9780252095092; 025209509X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Collana: The Asian American experience
• Disciplina: 959.904/6
• Soggetti: Filipinos - United States - History; Exiles - Political activity - United States; Philippines Politics and government 1973-1996; Philippines Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Philippines
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.