An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines by Alfred W. McCoy

An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines

New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies

Alfred W. McCoy

548 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

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Winner of the Philippine National Book Award, this pioneering volume reveals how the power of the country's family-based oligarchy both derives from and contributes to a weak Philippine state. From provincial warlords to modern managers, prominent...

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