The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the PhilippinesNewly available with an updated bibliographic essay, this highly acclaimed work explores the Huk rebellion, a momentous peasant revolt in the Philippines. Unlike prevailing top-down analysis, Kerkvliet seeks to understand the movement from the point of view of its participants and sympathizers. He argues that seeing a peasant revolt through the eyes of those who rebelled explains and clarifies the actions of people who otherwise might appear irrational. Drawing on a rich array of documents and in-depth interviews with peasants and rebel leaders, the author provides definitive answers to the causes of the rebellion, the goals of the rebels, and the process of resistance. |
Contents
ORIGINS OF REBELLION | 1 |
San Ricardo Talavera | 2 |
Conditions Elsewhere in Central Luzon | 15 |
Progress in Central Luzon | 17 |
UNREST | 26 |
Growing Unrest in Central Luzon | 35 |
Themes | 39 |
Actions of Landlords and the Government | 54 |
REBELLION 1946 1948 | 156 |
The Rebellion in San Ricardo and Talavera | 157 |
The HMB in Central Luzon | 167 |
The PKP and Other Allies Leave the Movement | 178 |
Government and Landlord Responses to the Huks | 188 |
THE RISE AND FALL | 203 |
San Ricardo and Talavera | 204 |
19491951 | 210 |
Results | 59 |
THE HUKBALAHAP Resistance to the Japanese Occupation in Central Luzon | 61 |
The Hukbalahap in Central Luzon | 77 |
The United Front against Japan | 96 |
Liberation from the Japanese | 104 |
PRELUDE TO REBELLION | 110 |
19451946 | 118 |
The Peasant Movement in Central Luzon | 126 |
The Democratic Alliance | 138 |
Repression Yields Rebellion | 143 |
Other editions - View all
The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines Benedict J. Kerkvliet Limited preview - 2002 |
The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines Benedict J. Kerkvliet Limited preview - 1977 |
The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines Benedict J. Kerkvliet No preview available - 2002 |
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