Policing America's empire : the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state / / Alfred W. McCoy
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McCoy Alfred W
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| Titolo: |
Policing America's empire : the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state / / Alfred W. McCoy
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | xviii, 659 p |
| Disciplina: | 959.9/031 |
| Soggetto topico: | Espionage, American - Philippines - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto geografico: | Philippines History Philippine American War, 1899-1902 Secret service |
| Philippines History Autonomy and independence movements | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Capillaries of empire -- Colonial coercion -- Surveillance and scandal -- Paramilitary pacification -- Constabulary covert operations -- Policing the tribal zone -- American police in Manila -- The Conley Case -- President Wilson's surveillance state -- President Quezon's Commonwealth -- Philippine republic -- Martial law terror -- Unsheathing the sword -- Ramos's supercops -- Estrada's racketeering -- Extrajudicial executions -- Crucibles of counterinsurgency. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Policing America's empire |
| ISBN: | 0-299-23413-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996248180903316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies.