Everyday Politics in the Philippines Class and Status Relations in a Central Luzon Village
, by Kerkvliet, Benedict J. TriaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780742518698 | 0742518698
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/19/2002
This rich study examines the everyday politics of a rice farming village in central Luzon. Contending that the faction and patron-client relationships emphasized by conventional studies are but one part of Philippine political life, Kerkvliet offers a nuanced and fascinating portrait of political relationships among villagers. The world he portrays is complex and multifaceted: in a period of flux, relations of status and class shift as traditional roles give way to new social identities. A comprehensive and masterful classic, Everyday Politics in the Philippines revises our notions of political life in the developing world. Now available again with a new preface, postscript, and updated bibliography, this updated edition will be welcomed by a broad range of social scientists.