A Movement Divided: Philippine Communism, 1957-1986
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the crossroads of ideology and insurrection, A Movement Divided: Philippine Communism, 1957-1986 chronicles nearly three turbulent decades in which the Philippine left fractured, regrouped, and transformed itself against the backdrop of Cold War geopolitics and Marcos-era authoritarianism. Ken Fuller traces the ideological schisms, underground networks, and mass mobilisations that defined the Communist Party of the Philippines and its rival factions, presenting a meticulous and unflinching account of a movement perpetually at war with both the state and itself. Drawing on extensive archival research and first-hand sources, Fuller argues that the divisions within Philippine communism were not mere organisational disputes but profound ideological ruptures shaped by Sino-Soviet tensions, peasant uprisings, and the brutal logic of martial law. Fuller writes with the precision of a historian and the narrative urgency of a chronicler deeply invested in his subject, illuminating how radical politics in Southeast Asia was never monolithic but contested, contradictory, and fiercely human. A Movement Divided stands as an indispensable work for anyone seeking to understand the structural forces that shaped modern Philippine political culture — and the unresolved questions it leaves behind will unsettle even the most confident reader.
Author: Ken Fuller
Format: Paperback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of ideology and insurrection, A Movement Divided: Philippine Communism, 1957-1986 chronicles nearly three turbulent decades in which the Philippine left fractured, regrouped, and transformed itself against the backdrop of Cold War geopolitics and Marcos-era authoritarianism. Ken Fuller traces the ideological schisms, underground networks, and mass mobilisations that defined the Communist Party of the Philippines and its rival factions, presenting a meticulous and unflinching account of a movement perpetually at war with both the state and itself. Drawing on extensive archival research and first-hand sources, Fuller argues that the divisions within Philippine communism were not mere organisational disputes but profound ideological ruptures shaped by Sino-Soviet tensions, peasant uprisings, and the brutal logic of martial law. Fuller writes with the precision of a historian and the narrative urgency of a chronicler deeply invested in his subject, illuminating how radical politics in Southeast Asia was never monolithic but contested, contradictory, and fiercely human. A Movement Divided stands as an indispensable work for anyone seeking to understand the structural forces that shaped modern Philippine political culture — and the unresolved questions it leaves behind will unsettle even the most confident reader.