The Philippines        Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-190312 reviews Stuart Creighton Miller Yale University Press, 1984 Essential + Very Educational + American politics and media surrounding the colonization of the Philippines + deja vu, one century on + Imperialism Up Close             The Spanish-American War and President McKinley Lewis L. Gould University Press Of Kansas, 1982 This succinct, readable paperback, an outgrowth of the author's highly-acclaimed volume The Presidency of William McKinley substantially supersedes other accounts of the coming of the war with Spain, and provides a new and refreshing perspective on McKinley's handling of the war. The volume makes clear that McKinley's expansive view of presidential power had a significant effect on his role as ...             Spanish-American War, The1 review Edward Dolan Millbrook Press, 2001 Plenty of detail on the foundations of the war Edward Dolan's Spanish-American War is slated for grades 5-8 but actually will prove more useful for middle school readers studying this war: it holds larger, easier print but plenty of detail on the foundations of the war and its battles.             The Philippine War, 1899-1902 (Modern War Studies)13 reviews Brian McAllister Linn University Press of Kansas, 2002 An important book + Philippine War 1899-1902 + A Comprehensive Examination + Very good but boring             Biography - Aquino, Benigno S(imeon), Jr. (1932-1983): An article from: Contemporary Authors Gale Reference Team Thomson Gale, 2002 This digital document, covering the life and work of Benigno S(imeon) Aquino, Jr., is an entry from Contemporary Authors , a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1225 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information: ...             The Marcos Dynasty8 reviews Sterling Seagrave Ballantine Books, 1990 The Marcos Dynasty + CIA Backed Kleptocracy + Absolute Power corrupts..... + What About the Shoes? + That's what Asian intrigue is all about             Bataan Diary8 reviews Chris Schaefer Riverview Publishing, 2004 Fascinating + Fluidly written, well researched, a story sometimes forgotten that should never be ignored + Lessons of the Philippines + Setting the Big Stage + A gripping true story that could make a helluva movie             Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq112 reviews Stephen Kinzer Times Books, 2007 History we should know + Great Overview of what US has done to mess up others! + Required reading + Karma Theory + "They Hate Us For Our Freedoms!"             The Rough Guide to The Philippines 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)1 review Rough Guides Rough Guides, 2007 Outdated Information This edition came out a few days before my September-October 2007 trip to The Philippines. I found a copy at my local travel bookstore, and thought I had lucked out by getting the very latest freshest information possible. I was wrong. The book kept letting me down, and at the worst moments ...             The Philippines Reader: A History of Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Dictatorship, and Resistance4 reviews South End Press, 1999 Excellent history of U.S.involvement in the Philippines + important information As a person interested in social justice and race relation issues, and a first time reader of Philippine history, i found the book very interesting and highly educational on the subject of the United States military,political,social,economic and cultural subjugation of the Filipino people from ...             The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection: 1898-1902 (Men-at-Arms)5 reviews Alejandro Quesada Osprey Publishing, 2007 Excellent Osprey book - ignore review below + Good book in the Osprey MAA stable + Excellent Primer for those wanting to learn about Cuba's Wars for Independence How many more idiotic reviews of Osprey titles are we to put up with along the line of the previous one? Osprey Men-at-Arms series books are designed to show the UNIFORMS, and to a lesser extent equipment, of those involved in various conflicts. They are NOT supposed to provide, in the limited ...             American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 196413 reviews William Manchester Little, Brown and Company, 1978 Well Researched & Written + Superb Look at Complex Figure + A True American Hero & The Last Shogun of Japan + ON BEING "DUGOUT DOUG" + must be read, an american treasure             In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines19 reviews Stanley Karnow Ballantine Books, 1990 Highly Recommended + In Our Image + The US and the Phillipines + Fast paced reading of history + Detailed history, and very very well written             The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines Paul A. Kramer The University of North Carolina Press, 2006 In 1899 the United States, having announced its arrival as a world power during the Spanish-Cuban-American War, inaugurated a brutal war of imperial conquest against the Philippine Republic. Over the next five decades, U.S. imperialists justified their colonial empire by crafting novel racial ideologies adapted to new realities of collaboration and anticolonial resistance. In this pathbreaking, ...             The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power66 reviews Max Boot Basic Books, 2003 read it! + An interesting pre-Iraq War take on history and policy + Should be read by anyone who thinks America should use military force at any time + Excellent Book + a must read for these times             The Other Side of the Asian American Success Story (Jossey Bass Education Series) Wendy Walker-Moffat Jossey-Bass, 1995 Reveals the bitter contrast between the educational experiences of new Asian immigrant groups and the Asian American success myth and describes the well-intentioned but harmful practices that provide immigrants with a separate and unequal education.             Burning Heart: A Portrait of the Philippines5 reviews Jessica Hagedorn Rizzoli International Publications, 1999 Beautiful, powerful photographs + A great insight for Americans + Great photos! + Meaningful photographs.             Bound to Empire: The United States and the Philippines H. W. Brands Oxford University Press, USA, 1992 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 ...             A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-190214 reviews David J. Silbey Hill and Wang, 2008 Great Book + A good short history on a forgotten subject + very interesting + Valuable and enjoyable story for understanding American identity + War of the Frontier and Empire             Impossible Dream: The Marcoses, the Aquinos, and the Unfinished Revolution1 review Sandra Burton Warner Books, 1989 Enlightenment on Philippine History I bought this book looking for reasons why my elders consider the 1986 EDSA Revolution so special and why Ninoy Aquino was so revered and the Marcoses so reviled. This book didn't disappoint as it provided a glimpse of history - from the moment Ninoy Aquino stepped into that China Airlines ...              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Paris Option the we recommend History we should know leave a comment home  impressum - about us