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Book Corazon Aquino  Spanish Edition

Download or read book Corazon Aquino Spanish Edition written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful Spanish-language book, translated from the hugely popular Little People, BIG DREAMS series, can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers and those learning the language, whether at home or in the classroom. En este libro de la serie Little People, BIG DREAMS, aclamada por la crítica y superventas de millones de copias, descubra la vida de Corazón Aquino, la primera mujer presidenta de Filipinas. El pequeño Cory era un niño tímido, estudioso y con un gran sentido de la justicia. Como mujer joven y esposa, ella y su familia se sintieron obligados a hablar en contra del líder injusto que estaba arruinando su país. Mostrando valentía, confiabilidad y honestidad, lideró la revolución que terminó con el gobierno del dictador y se convirtió en la presidenta de Filipinas. El texto fácil de entender y accesible da vida a la historia de la pequeña Cory, desde sus primeros años hasta su apasionada lucha contra la represión y la pérdida personal para llevar la democracia a Filipinas. Este libro conmovedor presenta ilustraciones elegantes y extravagantes y datos adicionales en la parte posterior, incluida una cronología biográfica con fotos históricas y un perfil detallado de la vida del político. Little People, BIG DREAMS es una exitosa serie de libros y juegos educativos que exploran las vidas de personas destacadas, desde diseñadores y artistas hasta científicos y activistas. Todos lograron cosas increíbles, pero cada uno comenzó su vida como un niño con un sueño. Esta serie de empoderamiento ofrece mensajes inspiradores para niños de todas las edades, en una variedad de formatos. Los libros de cartón se cuentan en oraciones simples, perfectos para leer en voz alta a bebés y niños pequeños. Las versiones de tapa dura presentan historias ampliadas para lectores principiantes. Los juegos de regalo en caja le permiten recopilar una selección de libros por tema. Las muñecas de papel, las tarjetas de aprendizaje, los juegos de combinación y otras divertidas herramientas de aprendizaje brindan aún más formas de hacer que las vidas de estos modelos a seguir sean accesibles para los niños. ¡Inspira a la próxima generación de personas destacadas que cambiarán el mundo con Little People, BIG DREAMS! In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Corazon Aquino, the first female president of the Philippines. Little Cory was a shy, studious child with a great sense of justice. As a young woman and wife, she and her family felt compelled to speak out against the unjust leader who was ruining their country. Showing bravery, reliability and honesty, she led the revolution that ended the dictator's rule and went on to become the president of the Philippines. The easy to understand and accessible text brings little Cory's story to life, from her earliest years to her passionate fight through repression and personal loss to bring democracy to the Philippines. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Book In the Name of Democracy and Prayer

Download or read book In the Name of Democracy and Prayer written by Corazon Cojuangco Aquino and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Corazon Aquino

Download or read book Corazon Aquino written by James Haskins and published by Enslow Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 1988 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the woman who won election as the first woman president of the Philippines in 1986.

Book In Our Image

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  • Author : Stanley Karnow
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN : 9780871241245
  • Pages : 71 pages

Download or read book In Our Image written by Stanley Karnow and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Corazon Aquino

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  • Author : Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
  • Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
  • Release : 2020-08-04
  • ISBN : 0711246831
  • Pages : 35 pages

Download or read book Corazon Aquino written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Corazon Aquino tells the inspiring story of the first female president of the Philippines.

Book History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People

Download or read book History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People written by Cesar P. Pobre and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leaders from Marcos to Arroyo

Download or read book Leaders from Marcos to Arroyo written by Homobono A. Adaza and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very compelling account by former Governor Homobono A. Adaza of Misamis Oriental, one of the most outspoken critics of the national government, on his personal encounters with Philippine presidents and other leaders who could have been president. Adaza believes he has a better perspective of our country's leaders because he conversations with them during their unguarded moments when there were no cameras and their body language and verbal comments were not measured nor scripted. Adaza also writes in great detail about his involvements in all the major political events in the Philippines: from the election of President Ferdinand Marcos in 1965, the dark days of martial law, the end of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986, the election of Corazon Aquino as president, the coup plots against her administration, the search for gold in the Philippine embassy grounds in Tokyo, Japan during the Ramos administration, the ouster of President Estrada in EDSA II and the recent "Garci tapes" scandal in the current Arroyo administration. As Filipinos prepare for the coming May 2010 presidential elections, Adaza passionately emphasizes the qualities of leadership the future president must possess and the programs to be pursued for the Philippines to become the "promised land" for millions of Filipinos. A must read for every Filipino who cares for his country, loves history and follows the world of Philippine politics.

Book The Search for Antonio Luna s Descendant

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  • Author : Hilarion M. Henares, Jr.
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-12-24
  • ISBN : 9781541276093
  • Pages : 70 pages

Download or read book The Search for Antonio Luna s Descendant written by Hilarion M. Henares, Jr. and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-24 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain historians have long held that Antonio Luna had a love child with Dona Ysidra, the grand matriarch of the Cojuangco clan. This book, written by Hilarion Henares with the research assistance of Ricardo Manapat, explores this historical question and comes up with a very interesting conclusion - that a highly-prominent member of the Cojuangco family may indeed be a direct yet hitherto unrecognized descendant of General Luna. ------------ Whatever happened to the alleged love- child born of Ysidra Cojuangco and Antonio Luna? The first question is answered by this series of articles which Ric Manapat helped research on and which he now calls The Story, of the Century, all ready to be further elaborated on and researched by him as he did my past articles. The second and third questions are answered in the body of this series. Finally there is one credible witness who quotes Ysidra Cojuangco herself admitting that Antonio Luna used to bring her gold not once, but regularly during the Philippine American War and our First Republic, almost till the day he died. And incredibly, we have found ample evidence to conclude that the love child of Ysidra and Luna might have survived, adopted by her brother Melecio, and may be one of the four sons of Melecio: either Jose, father of ex-President Corazon Aquino; Juan, the twice-married, childless one; Antonio, the father of Ramon and the grandfather of PLDT's president, or Eduardo, the father of presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco. Which one? Well, read this to find out.

Book America s Boy

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  • Author : James Hamilton-Paterson
  • Publisher : Faber & Faber
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 9780571320189
  • Pages : 502 pages

Download or read book America s Boy written by James Hamilton-Paterson and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2014 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1986 the overthrow of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos by Cory Aquino's 'People Power' revolution focused global attention on the Philippines. Western media took their lead from the US, and the untrammelled denigration of the fleeing dictator and his wife served to tarnish the Philippines more generally. James Hamilton-Paterson, who knew the Philippines well having lived there for some years, resolved in America's Boy (1998) to examine the Marcoses more closely - not to exonerate them but, rather, to explain the political and social roots of their regime, sustained for so long by support from Washington. 'The ultimate book about the national character of the Philippines ... both a history and a psychoanalysis of a whole people, a socio-political tour de force.' Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, Malaya 'Every page displays Hamilton-Paterson's mastery of his material ... required reading for anyone interested in the enduring impact of US policy in the Philippines.' Publishers Weekly

Book Aiding and Abetting

Download or read book Aiding and Abetting written by Jessica Trisko Darden and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is the world's leading foreign aid donor. Yet there has been little inquiry into how such assistance affects the politics and societies of recipient nations. Drawing on four decades of data on U.S. economic and military aid, Aiding and Abetting explores whether foreign aid does more harm than good. Jessica Trisko Darden challenges long-standing ideas about aid and its consequences, and highlights key patterns in the relationship between assistance and violence. She persuasively demonstrates that many of the foreign aid policy challenges the U.S. faced in the Cold War era, such as the propping up of dictators friendly to U.S. interests, remain salient today. Historical case studies of Indonesia, El Salvador, and South Korea illustrate how aid can uphold human freedoms or propagate human rights abuses. Aiding and Abetting encourages both advocates and critics of foreign assistance to reconsider its political and social consequences by focusing international aid efforts on the expansion of human freedom.

Book Ilustrado

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  • Author : Miguel Syjuco
  • Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Release : 2010-04-27
  • ISBN : 1429932392
  • Pages : 315 pages

Download or read book Ilustrado written by Miguel Syjuco and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garnering international prizes and acclaim before its publication, Ilustrado has been called "brilliantly conceived and stylishly executed . . .It is also ceaselessly entertaining, frequently raunchy, and effervescent with humor" (2008 Man Asian Literary Prize panel of judges). It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson River—taken from the world is the controversial lion of Philippine literature. Gone, too, is the only manuscript of his final book, a work meant to rescue him from obscurity by exposing the crimes of the Filipino ruling families. Miguel, his student and only remaining friend, sets out for Manila to investigate. To understand the death, Miguel scours the life, piecing together Salvador's story through his poetry, interviews, novels, polemics, and memoirs. The result is a rich and dramatic family saga of four generations, tracing 150 years of Philippine history forged under the Spanish, the Americans, and the Filipinos themselves. Finally, we are surprised to learn that this story belongs to young Miguel as much as to his lost mentor, and we are treated to an unhindered view of a society caught between reckless decay and hopeful progress. Exuberant and wise, wildly funny and deeply moving, Ilustrado explores the hidden truths that haunt every family. It is a daring and inventive debut by a new writer of astonishing talent.

Book Regime Change in the Philippines

Download or read book Regime Change in the Philippines written by Mark Turner and published by Department of Political and Social Change Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies Australian Nationa. This book was released on 1987 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Passionate Revolutions

Download or read book Passionate Revolutions written by Talitha Espiritu and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last three decades, the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has commanded the close scrutiny of scholars. These studies have focused on the political repression, human rights abuses, debt-driven growth model, and crony capitalism that defined Marcos’ so-called Democratic Revolution in the Philippines. But the relationship between the media and the regime’s public culture remains underexplored. In Passionate Revolutions, Talitha Espiritu evaluates the role of political emotions in the rise and fall of the Marcos government. Focusing on the sentimental narratives and melodramatic cultural politics of the press and the cinema from 1965 to 1986, she examines how aesthetics and messaging based on heightened feeling helped secure the dictator’s control while also galvanizing the popular struggles that culminated in “people power” and government overthrow in 1986. In analyzing news articles, feature films, cultural policy documents, and propaganda films as national allegories imbued with revolutionary power, Espiritu expands the critical discussion of dictatorships in general and Marcos’s in particular by placing Filipino popular media and the regime’s public culture in dialogue. Espiritu’s interdisciplinary approach in this illuminating case study of how melodrama and sentimentality shape political action breaks new ground in media studies, affect studies, and Southeast Asian studies.

Book Corazon Aquino

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  • Author : Lucy Komisar
  • Publisher : New York : G. Braziller
  • Release : 1987
  • ISBN : 9789710840496
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book Corazon Aquino written by Lucy Komisar and published by New York : G. Braziller. This book was released on 1987 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Gold Swindle  Yamashita s Gold

Download or read book The Great Gold Swindle Yamashita s Gold written by Phoenix Powers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Policing America   s Empire

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  • Author : Alfred W. McCoy
  • Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
  • Release : 2009-10-15
  • ISBN : 0299234134
  • Pages : 682 pages

Download or read book Policing America s Empire written by Alfred W. McCoy and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of the twentieth century, the U.S. Army swiftly occupied Manila and then plunged into a decade-long pacification campaign with striking parallels to today’s war in Iraq. Armed with cutting-edge technology from America’s first information revolution, the U.S. colonial regime created the most modern police and intelligence units anywhere under the American flag. In Policing America’s Empire Alfred W. McCoy shows how this imperial panopticon slowly crushed the Filipino revolutionary movement with a lethal mix of firepower, surveillance, and incriminating information. Even after Washington freed its colony and won global power in 1945, it would intervene in the Philippines periodically for the next half-century—using the country as a laboratory for counterinsurgency and rearming local security forces for repression. In trying to create a democracy in the Philippines, the United States unleashed profoundly undemocratic forces that persist to the present day. But security techniques bred in the tropical hothouse of colonial rule were not contained, McCoy shows, at this remote periphery of American power. Migrating homeward through both personnel and policies, these innovations helped shape a new federal security apparatus during World War I. Once established under the pressures of wartime mobilization, this distinctively American system of public-private surveillance persisted in various forms for the next fifty years, as an omnipresent, sub rosa matrix that honeycombed U.S. society with active informers, secretive civilian organizations, and government counterintelligence agencies. In each succeeding global crisis, this covert nexus expanded its domestic operations, producing new contraventions of civil liberties—from the harassment of labor activists and ethnic communities during World War I, to the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, all the way to the secret blacklisting of suspected communists during the Cold War. “With a breathtaking sweep of archival research, McCoy shows how repressive techniques developed in the colonial Philippines migrated back to the United States for use against people of color, aliens, and really any heterodox challenge to American power. This book proves Mark Twain’s adage that you cannot have an empire abroad and a republic at home.”—Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago “This book lays the Philippine body politic on the examination table to reveal the disease that lies within—crime, clandestine policing, and political scandal. But McCoy also draws the line from Manila to Baghdad, arguing that the seeds of controversial counterinsurgency tactics used in Iraq were sown in the anti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines. His arguments are forceful.”—Sheila S. Coronel, Columbia University “Conclusively, McCoy’s Policing America’s Empire is an impressive historical piece of research that appeals not only to Southeast Asianists but also to those interested in examining the historical embedding and institutional ontogenesis of post-colonial states’ police power apparatuses and their apparently inherent propensity to implement illiberal practices of surveillance and repression.”—Salvador Santino F. Regilme, Jr., Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs “McCoy’s remarkable book . . . does justice both to its author’s deep knowledge of Philippine history as well as to his rare expertise in unmasking the seamy undersides of state power.”—POLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review Winner, George McT. Kahin Prize, Southeast Asian Council of the Association for Asian Studies

Book The Manila Water Concession

Download or read book The Manila Water Concession written by Mark Dumol and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1997 the Government of the Philippines awarded two long-term concession contracts to private consortia, to operate the water and wastewater services in Greater Manila, an area with a population of 11 million. The winning bidders accepted contractual obligations to expand services faster than in the past, and offered rebates on the tariffs of the incumbent public utility. This diary of a key player in the government team that steered the Manila transaction, demonstrates principles that will be valid wherever such privatisations might occur: "the importance of sustained high-level political commitment; the need for a strong and dedicated government team, supported by experienced advisors; the value of a transparent bidding process; and the need to communicate and consult broadly" (from foreword)