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The Philippines : what everyone needs to know
- Title
- The Philippines : what everyone needs to know / Steven Rood.
- Author
- Rood, Steven
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- xvii, 252 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Since the colonization of the Philippines by Spain in the sixteenth century, the island chain has been at the center of global trade flows, imperial rivalries, and the globalization process. From its role as the main base of Spain's Pacific Galleon trade to its conquest centuries later by the United States and Japan, the Philippines has been a focal point of economic and military rivalry. Decolonized in 1946, the Philippines is growing economically after years of stagnation, is ruled today by a modern populist, President Rodrigo Duterte, and is embroiled in disputes with the East Asia region's rising superpower, China. In The Philippines: What Everyone Needs to Know (R), Steven Rood draws from more than 30 years of residence in and study of the Philippines in order to provide a concise overview of the nation. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this guide shares concise, nuanced analysis and helps readers find exactly what they seek to learn about Filipino geography and geology, history, culture, economy, politics through the ages, and prospects for the future. This book is an ideal primer on an enormously diverse country that has been and will likely remain a key site in world affairs.
- Series Statement
- What everyone needs to know
- Uniform Title
- What everyone needs to know.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.
- Contents
- Geography, demography, and climate -- History: "300 years in a convent, 50 years in Hollywood," then on its own -- Economy -- Society, culture, and religion -- Government and governance -- Geopolitics and the future: The Philippines in the world.
- Call Number
- JFD 20-1543
- ISBN
- 9780190920609
- 0190920602
- 9780190920616
- 0190920610
- OCLC
- 1050133971
- Author
- Rood, Steven, author.
- Title
- The Philippines : what everyone needs to know / Steven Rood.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- textcartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- What everyone needs to knowWhat everyone needs to know.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 20-1543