Overview
Invidious distinctions on the basis of race and overt racism were central features in American colonial policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1947, as America transported its domestic racial policy to the island colony. This collection by young Filipino scholars analyzes American colonialism and its impact on administration and attitudes in the Philippines through the prism of American racial tradition, a structural concept which refers to beliefs, attitudes, images, classifications, laws, and social customs that shape race relations and racial formation in multiracial and colonial societies. The dominance of this tradition was manifested in the wanton prerogatives of the U.S. Congress and others who helped to carry out colonial policy in the region. The Spanish flexible racial tradition had resulted in a system based on ethnicity and class as determinants of social and economic structure, while the rigid U.S. racial tradition assigned race the more dominant role. The cultural affinity between the early individual American administrators and the Filipino elite, however, meant that class-based distinctions in the islands were not broken up. Thus, the extreme elitist character of the Philippines' economy and society persisted and became impervious to the influences which in other Asian countries led to a progressive weakening of elite structures as the 20th century advanced.
Full Product Details
Author: Hazel McFerson ,
Hazel M. McFerson ,
Fidel V. Ramos
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Edition: Annotated edition
Volume: No. 41
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.595kg
ISBN: 9780313307911
ISBN 10: 0313307911
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 30 December 2001
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
?This is a timely contribution in light of the present terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, its connections to the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, and the renewed US military aid to the Philippines.?-Journal of Third World Studies
?This is a timely contribution in light of the present terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, its connections to the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, and the renewed US military aid to the Philippines.?-Journal of Third World Studies This is a timely contribution in light of the present terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, its connections to the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, and the renewed US military aid to the Philippines. -Journal of Third World Studies
This is a timely contribution in light of the present terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, its connections to the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, and the renewed US military aid to the Philippines. -Journal of Third World Studies ?This is a timely contribution in light of the present terrorist activities of the Abu Sayyaf group, its connections to the al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, and the renewed US military aid to the Philippines.?-Journal of Third World Studies
Author Information
HAZEL M. MCFERSON is Associate Professor of International Studies, Department of Public and International Affairs, and Associate at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia./e Her main interests are ethnicity, conflict analysis and resolution, and women in development.
