Claudio, Lisandro E.

Taming people's power : the EDSA revolutions and their contradictions / Lisandro E. Claudio - xiv, 226 pages : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220) and index.

Introduction : people power and the mnemonic dynamics of post-authoritarian Philippines Historical imprimaturs : the EDSA Shrine and the conjuring of the Catholic body-politics Memories of the left in popular mythology : the Bantayog ng mga Bayani and the underside of People Power The silenced struggle : Hacienda Luisita and the unraveling of People Power Dual narratives, dual tragedies : the withering of national democracy in Hacienda Luisita Conclusion : yellowphants in the room, sticking out like a sore son, or what's the story—mourning Cory?

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Philippines--History--Revolution, 1986
Philippines--Politics and government

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