the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state /
First Statement of Responsibility
Alfred W. McCoy
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Madison, Wis. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Wisconsin Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xviii, 659 p.) :
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SERIES
Series Title
New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Capillaries of empire -- Colonial coercion -- Surveillance and scandal -- Paramilitary pacification -- Constabulary covert operations -- Policing the tribal zone -- American police in Manila -- The Conley Case -- President Wilson's surveillance state -- President Quezon's Commonwealth -- Philippine republic -- Martial law terror -- Unsheathing the sword -- Ramos's supercops -- Estrada's racketeering -- Extrajudicial executions -- Crucibles of counterinsurgency
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Title
Policing America's empire.
International Standard Book Number
9780299234140
PIECE
Title
ACLS Humanities E-Book
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Espionage, American-- Philippines-- History-- 20th century
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Philippines, History, Autonomy and independence movements
Philippines, History, Philippine American War, 1899-1902, Secret service