Capital, Coercion, and Crime: Bossism in the Philippines (Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific)
"This book is certainly a contribution to the literature on Philippine politics, comparative politics, and state-society relations.  It builds on, while going significantly beyond, what other scholars have done and lays out a reasoned argument that future scholarship will have to engage about how public offices are won and lost and for whose benefit."—The Journal of Asian Studies"...Sidel has written a superb and pioneering analysis that defines the future course for studies of local elites—not only in the Philippines but elsewhere as well."—Paul D. Hutchcroft, University of Wisconsin, Madison