{"product_id":"the-drama-of-dictatorship-joseph-scalice-9781501770470","title":"The Drama of Dictatorship: Martial Law and the Communist Parties of the Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e uncovers the role played by rival Communist parties in the conflict that culminated in Ferdinand Marcos's declaration of martial law in 1972.\u003c\/b\u003e Using the voluminous radical literature of the period, Joseph Scalice reveals how two parties, the PKP and the CPP, torn apart by the Sino-Soviet dispute, subordinated the explosive mass struggles of the time behind rival elite conspirators. The PKP backed Marcos and the CPP, his bourgeois opponents. The absence of an independent mass movement in defense of democracy made dictatorship possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drama of Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the martial law regime was not fundamentally the outcome of Marcos's personal quest to remain in power but rather a consensus of the country's ruling elite, confronted with mounting social unrest, that authoritarian forms of rule were necessary to preserve their property and privileges. The bourgeois opponents of Marcos did not defend democracy but, like Marcos, plotted against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Scalice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501770470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501770470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Joseph Scalice","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131526377727,"sku":"9781501770470","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bd202b6-678b-45da-bcba-cf42cf184059.jpg?v=1687474937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-drama-of-dictatorship-joseph-scalice-9781501770470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}