McCoy, Alfred W.

Policing America's empire : the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state / Alfred W. McCoy - xviii, 659 pages : illustrations

Originally published in 2009 by the University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-636) and index.

Part one. U. S. Colonial Police Colonial coercion Surveillance and scandal Paramilitary pacification Constabulary covert operation Policing the tribal zone American police in Manila The Conley case President Wilson's surveillance state Part two. Philippine National Police 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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Espionage, American--History--Philippines--20th century


Philippines--History--Secret service--Philippine American War,1899-1902
Philippines--History--Autonomy and independence movements

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