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AMERICA’S BOY = МАЛЬЧИК АМЕРИКИ

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America’s Boy = Мальчик Америки / Hamilton-Paterson, James. – London : Granta Books, 1998. – ISBN 1 86207 024 5.

Автор
Hamilton-Paterson, James
Баспа
Granta Books
Шыққан жылы
1998
Сыныптау индексі (ӘОЖ)
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Тіл
Английский
Басылым түрі
Кітап
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A narrative history of the USA-supported dictatorship that came to define the Philippines. Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos presented themselves as the reincarnation of a primal couple from Filipino mythology. Ferdinand reinvented himself as a matchless fighter against the Japanese. Time magazine hailed him as a hero. He was the strongman, the dictator, welcomed at the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, Reagan & the CIA--America's Boy. For 21 years he & Imelda dominated the Philippines. A "democratic revolution" replaced them with Corazon Aquino, who, in turn, was followed by Fidel Ramos, Imelda's cousin. Nothing changed: the world applauded, the shadow play went on. James Hamilton-Paterson has gathered astonishing information from senators, cronies, rivals & Marcos family members, including Imelda. Covering the entire 100-year history of US involvement in the Philippines, he offers a devastating vision of the price Filipinos paid for dictatorship. Perhaps no other couple is as emblematic of American imperialism as the Marcoses; America's Boy is their story.