the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state /
Alfred W. McCoy
Madison, Wis. :
University of Wisconsin Press,
c2009
1 online resource (xviii, 659 p.) :
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New perspectives in Southeast Asian studies
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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Policing America's empire.
9780299234140
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Espionage, American-- Philippines-- History-- 20th century
Philippines, History, Autonomy and independence movements
Philippines, History, Philippine American War, 1899-1902, Secret service