State and Society in the Philippines (2nd Edition)

"State and Society in the Philippines has become required reading for students and aspiring young scholars from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. This revised edition brings the discussion up to date with timely chapters on the Gloria Arroyo, Benigno Aquino II1, and Rodrigo R. Duterte administrations, and on issues of democratic contestation, distribution of power, gender, ethnicity mobility, and diaspora that are transforming state-society relations. The book's appeal for young readers lies not only in its thoughtful, lucid overview of Filipino history, politics, and culture, but also- and just as important- in its reframing of the issues and debates that inform the understanding and study of our Country and our people. -Caroline S. Hau, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto UniversityThis book should be required reading for those who want to understand the layered complexity of a country whose history has often been reduced to clichés like three hundred years in the conv