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The hisTory of The PhiliPPines ADVISORY BOARD John T. Alexander Professor of History and Russian and European Studies, University of Kansas Robert A. Divine George W. Littlefield Professor in American History Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin John V. Lombardi Professor of History, University of Florida The hisTory of The PhiliPPines Kathleen nadeau The Greenwood histories of the Modern nations Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling, Series Editors Greenwood Press Westport, Connecticut • london Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nadeau, Kathleen M., 1952– The history of the Philippines / Kathleen Nadeau. p. cm. — (The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, ISSN 1096–2905) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–313–34090–1 (alk. paper) 1. Philippines—History. I. Title. DS668.N33 2008 959.9—dc22 2008012985 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2008 by Kathleen Nadeau All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008012985 ISBN: 978–0–313–34090–1 ISSN: 1096–2905 First published in 2008 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 v Contents Series Foreword vii Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Timeline of Historical Events xvii 1 Southeast Asian Prehistory and the Philippines 1 2 Spanish Colonization (1521–1896) 15 3 The Philippine Revolution (1896–1902) 33 4 American Colonization (1899–1946) 49 5 Philippine Independence (Post–World War II) 67 6 The Marcos Regime (1965–1986) 81 7 The Philippines after Marcos 93 v v Contents Notable People in Philippine History 111 Glossary 119 Bibliographic Essay 123 Index 127 Seres Foreword The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series is intended to provide students and interested laypeople with up-to-date, concise, and analytical his- tories of many of the nations of the contemporary world. Not since the 1960s has there been a systematic attempt to publish a series of national histories, and, as editors, we believe that this series will prove to be a valuable contribution to our understanding of other countries in our increasingly interdependent world. Over thirty years ago, at the end of the 1960s, the Cold War was an accepted reality of global politics, the process of decolonization was still in progress, the idea of a unified Europe with a single currency was unheard of, the United States was mired in a war in Vietnam, and the economic boom of Asia was still years in the future. Richard Nixon was president of the United States, Mao Tse-tung (not yet Mao Zedong) ruled China, Leonid Brezhnev guided the Soviet Union, and Harold Wilson was prime minister of the United King- dom. Authoritarian dictators still ruled most of Latin America, the Middle East was reeling in the wake of the Six-Day War, and Shah Reza Pahlavi was at the height of his power in Iran. Clearly, the past 30 years have been witness to a great deal of historical change, and it is to this change that this series is primarily addressed. With the help of a distinguished advisory board, we have selected nations whose political, economic, and social affairs mark them as among the most v v Seres Foreword important in the waning years of the twentieth century, and for each nation we have found an author who is recognized as a specialist in the history of that nation. These authors have worked most cooperatively with us and with Greenwood Press to produce volumes that reflect current research on their nations and that are interesting and informative to their prospective readers. The importance of a series such as this cannot be underestimated. As a superpower whose influence is felt all over the world, the United States can claim a “special” relationship with almost every other nation. Yet many Americans know very little about the histories of the nations with which the United States relates. How did they get to be the way they are? What kind of political systems have evolved there? What kind of influence do they have in their own region? What are the dominant political, religious, and cultural forces that move their leaders? These and many other questions are answered in the volumes of this series. The authors who have contributed to this series have written comprehensive histories of their nations, dating back to prehistoric times in some cases. Each of them, however, has devoted a significant portion of the book to events of the last thirty years, because the modern era has contributed the most to contemporary issues that have an impact on U.S. policy. Authors have made an effort to be as up-to-date as possible so that readers can benefit from the most recent scholarship and a narrative that includes very recent events. In addition to the historical narrative, each volume in this series con- tains an introductory overview of the country’s geography, political in- stitutions, economic structure, and cultural attributes. This is designed to give readers a picture of the nation as it exists in the contemporary world. Each volume also contains additional chapters that add interesting and useful detail to the historical narrative. One chapter is a thorough chronol- ogy of important historical events, making it easy for readers to follow the flow of a particular nation’s history. Another chapter features biographical sketches of the nation’s most important figures in order to humanize some of the individuals who have contributed to the historical development of their nation. Each volume also contains a comprehensive bibliography, so that those readers whose interest has been sparked may find out more about the nation and its history. Finally, there is a carefully prepared topic and person index. Readers of these volumes will find them fascinating to read and useful in understanding the contemporary world and the nations that comprise it. As series editors, it is our hope that this series will contribute to a heightened sense of global understanding as we embark on a new century. Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling Indiana University Southeast Acknowledgments The author is grateful to her colleagues, especially in the Philippine Stud- ies Group of the Association for Asian Studies, USA, and in the Philippines and around the world, whose friendship and sincere devotion to promoting Philippine studies continues to be an inspiration. Special thanks to those whose works are cited in the bibliographic essay at the end of this text. I would like to thank my many colleagues at California State University, San Bernardino, es- pecially those with whom I work and whom I have come to know and value. Thanks to my students whose passion, discipline, and positive attitude in class keeps me going. A book like this would not be complete without thank- ing my Filipino American students whose dedication to learning more about and promoting their rich cultural and historical heritage is of great benefit to the world community of which we are all part. Finally, I would like to thank my editors for their help in pushing this project through to completion and my parents for their encouragement. x
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