Fighting from a distance
Subtitle: how Filipino exiles helped topple a dictator
By: Jose V. Fuentecilla
Series: Asian American experience; Asian American experience
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780252037580; 9780252079122
Subjects: Politics and government; Filipinos; Exiles; Foreign relations; Movement for a Free Philippines (Organization); Political activity; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The first exiles : escaping from the homeland; title: Rough landings : surviving the first years; title: Into the land of the fearful : dread and apathy; title: The big divide : differences hindering unity; title: Martial law and beyond : how the dictator usurped power; title: Early organizing : conflicting opposition groups; title: Learning how to lobby : how the United States fought the exiles; title: Down with rhetoric! : turning to radical means; title: The war of words : winning hearts and minds; title: Reviving the opposition : arrival of an exile hero; title: Reviewing the decade : adding up the losses and wins; title: "It's not all Greek to me" : bringing the fight to the homeland; title: A man for many seasons : the leader who led the movement.