Simbulan, Dante C. <br/><br/>
The modern principalia   : the historical evolution of the Philippine ruling oligarchy 
/  Dante C. Simbulan 
 - xx, 350 pages :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The elite concept Finding the elite The Philippine elite : historical beginnings and development The ruling class in preconquest times The principalia: cacique bureaucracy under Spain Metamorphosis of the Principalia Caciquism The principalia and the Philippine revolution The principalia and the Americans The elite and "political democracy" The modern principalia in the postwar setting The rural setting The urban setting Pattern of concentration Elite and nonelite The modern principalia The modern principalia II : the political elite Career pattern and recruitment Preelite positions Age at entry to elite positions Years in elite positions Socioeconomic background Politically dominant families The art of keeping power Postwar political parties: common origin and factional divisions The failure of mass parties Organization and leadership Class and cultural norms in politics Money, goods and services Symbols, slogans and practices The art of wielding power The formal structure of powers The practical aspects of power The rewards of office A means to more power Salaries, allowances, and public funds Bureaucratic capitalism 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789715424967 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Oligarchy--History--Philippines<br/>Elite (Social sciences)--History--Philippines<br/>Power (Social sciences)--History--Philippines
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<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.5599