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The story of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos's rise to power. The overthrowing of the couple in 1986 briefly focused world attention on the Philippines. The Western media's coverage took its lead from the US, and the no-holds barred denigration of the Marcoses tarnished the Philippines more generally.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

A must-read for anyone who has been/is going to the PI, 30 Nov 2003

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This review is from: America's Boy (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book. It gives a superb insight into the workings of The Philippines and its people, which can be quite extraordinary.

The potted history in the first few chapters is excellent (and shocking).

A must for anyone who intends to visit, work or live in the PI.

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Superb- one of the best books I have read for years, 7 Feb 2001

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An amazingly entertaining mixture of poltics, history, biography and thought with tremendous educational and entetainment value. Its also a very deep book with lots to think about in terms of the environment, politics and ethics.

Fantastic even if you know nothing about the Phillipines, though you won't after finishing this book

This is a massive acheivement and worth the value of ten novels from the Booker Shortlist, easily!

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Knows the Philippines better than the natives., 1 Feb 2000

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If you had to choose just one book to provide political insights and revelations on the history of the Philippines, James-Hamilton Paterson's "America'a Boy" must be the one to go for. Yet it is far more than an outstanding history. It provides such authentic pictures of everday life, both town and village, and so measures the mentality of the Filipino, that it also ranks as the best tourist-primer I know. (As one who known quite intimately the Philippines over thirty years, you just feel in your bones he must be married to one.) His pen is poetic - reminiscent of Rizal himself, and his sympathy for the Filipino is real. A classic in every way, which will without doubt stand the test of time.

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not one thing or the other

I found this book disappointing, mainly due to its disjointed structure. The author cannot decide whether he is writing as an historian, novelist, journalist or travel... Read more

Published 2 months ago by H. Rogers

Tour-de-force
Since when was superb scholarly history as readable as this? If you read history from time to time, do yourself a favour and pick up this book. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Martin Wallace

Superb- one of the best books I have read for years
An amazingly entertaining mixture of poltics, history, biography and thought with tremendous educational and entetainment value. Read more

Published on 7 Feb 2001

A Good Biography of the Marcos Years
The author has first hand knowledge of the Philippines and does a good job of recording the events that occurred during the Marcos years. Read more

Published on 22 Nov 1998

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