The Unlucky Country

The Unlucky Country
Author: Duncan Alexander McKenzie
Publisher: BalboaPress
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2012-01-27
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1452503346

This book is about the Republic of the Philippines. It is the truth about the country, as seen through the eyes of a foreigner who lives there, and has been associated with the country since 1981. It tells of the culture, the people, the economy, the poverty, the disasters, the politics and of the need for change. The Philippines can find the road to prosperity. This book explains what needs to happen for that to take place. For anyone with any interest in the Philippines, or any connection with the country, this book cannot be overlooked. The author will donate 25% of author royalties from this book to charity to assist poverty-stricken Filipino families.

The Republic of the Philippines

The Republic of the Philippines
Author: Thomas Lum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN:

This report discusses the history and current status of relations between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines (RP), including policy issues and recent political events.

The Blood of Government

The Blood of Government
Author: Paul Alexander Kramer
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807829854

In 1899 the United States, having announced its arrival as a world power during the Spanish-Cuban-American War, inaugurated a brutal war of imperial conquest against the Philippine Republic. Over the next five decades, U.S. imperialists justified their co

Republic of the Philippines

Republic of the Philippines
Author: Thomas Lum
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 1437929397

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines (RP) maintain close ties based upon historical relations, common interests, shared values, and the large Filipino-American population. The Philippines faces terrorist threats from several groups. Contents of this report: (1) Overview: Policy Issues for Congress; (2) Political Developments; (3) Econ. Conditions; (4) U.S. Foreign Assistance; (5) Terrorist, Separatist, and Communist Movements: The Abu Sayyaf Group; Moro National Liberation Front and Moro Islamic Liberation Front; Clan Violence; Philippine Communist Party; (6) Foreign Relations: RP-U.S. Security Ties and Military Relations; RP-U.S. Operations on Baslian and Jolo Islands; (7) Filipino Vets; (8) Major Historical Events. Map.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Hugh Chisholm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1090
Release: 1910
Genre: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN:

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.