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Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, Published 1988. Paperback, 166 pp.; 23 cm; Monograph Series 32, Yale Center for International and Area Studies; illustrated with reproduced political cartoons from Lipag Kalabaw (1907-1908) and the Philippines Free Press (1931, 1941) and a map of Batangas. Ruby R. Paredes, editor.
In Good condition. Light blue card covers with black wayang figure and black lettering on front and spine. Mild shelf and edge wear, light creasing to front cover. Mild dampstaining to front cover near spine and to middle of spine; small brown stain, short blue ink mark, and some light spotting on rear cover. Binding tight. Light creasing to front free endpaper; otherwise pages clean and unmarked. Four essays on how elections, parties, and patronage took shape in the Philippines under Spanish and American rule, with an introduction by the editor arguing that the troubles of Philippine democracy, through the Marcos years, trace back to democratic institutions having developed under colonialism. Glenn A. May examines municipal elections in Batangas, 1887-1894; Paredes the origins of national politics under Taft and the Partido Federal; Michael Cullinane the rise of Sergio Osmena, 1898-1907; and Alfred W. McCoy the authoritarian turn of Quezon's Commonwealth. The essays are illustrated with period political cartoons from Lipag Kalabaw and the Philippines Free Press, captioned in Spanish and Tagalog with English explanations. Typeset and printed in the Philippines; distributed outside North America, Australia, and Japan by Ateneo de Manila University Press. Contents: Introduction: The Paradox of Philippine Colonial Democracy; Civic Ritual and Political Reality: Municipal Elections in the Late Nineteenth Century; The Origins of National Politics: Taft and the Partido Federal; Playing the Game: The Rise of Sergio Osmena, 1898-1907; Quezon's Commonwealth: The Emergence of Philippine Authoritarianism; Index; The Contributors.