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"If the land could speak, it would speak for us... ": Volume I: a history of peasant movements in Thailand and the Philippines / Victor P. Karunan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kowloon, Hong Kong : Plough Publications, 1984.Description: xiv, 150 p. : map, photos ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9627043087
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • FIL 305.5633 K149 1984
LOC classification:
  • FIL HD 1513 .T5 K37
Contents:
Contents
Part I. Thailand: Rural Society and Peasant Struggles
Preface
Historical Developments in the Thai Society
The early period: the subsistence and surplus producing peasants in Siam
The Colonial threat: the browsing treaty and its impact
The period of Thai social class formation: 1930s-1960s
The Contemporary period: 1960s - 1980s
Emerging trends in the Thai countryside today
History of peasant struggles in Thailand
Peasant struggle during Ayuthaya and early Bangkok periods: 17th and 18th centuries
Peasant struggle during Bangkok period: 19th century
The Holy man rebellion: early and mid-20th century
Modern peasant uprisings
The rise of the peasant movement in Thailand (1973-1974)
The Farmers Federation of Thailand (FFT): (1974-76)
The violent suppression of the FFT and the peasant movement in Thailand (1974-1976)
The October 1976 coup and its impact on the Democratic Forces in Thailand
Post-1976 period of Thai farmers struggles
The present situation
Conclusion: Emerging Trends and Conflicts in Thailand, 1980s
Part 2: The Philippines: Peasants and National Liberation
Preface
The Marcos Agrarian Revolution 1. Masagana 99 2. Samahang Nayon 3. Corporate Farming Program 4. Land Reform: a counter-insurgency program 5. Conclusion
A History of the Peasant Movement in the Philippines
The Early Nativistic Movements
Peasant struggles during Spanish colonialism (1565-1896)
The Philippine Revolution (1896-1899)
Peasant struggles and American Imperialism (1899-1942)
Peasant struggles against Japanese Imperialism: the Huk Rebellion (1942-1945)
The Peasantry and the Marcos regime: the contemporary situation
The armed peasant resistance: CPP/NPA
The Moro resistance: MNLF/BMA
Summing up: peasants and national liberation
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Includes bibliographies

Contents

Part I. Thailand: Rural Society and Peasant Struggles

Preface

Historical Developments in the Thai Society

The early period: the subsistence and surplus producing peasants in Siam

The Colonial threat: the browsing treaty and its impact

The period of Thai social class formation: 1930s-1960s

The Contemporary period: 1960s - 1980s

Emerging trends in the Thai countryside today

History of peasant struggles in Thailand

Peasant struggle during Ayuthaya and early Bangkok periods: 17th and 18th centuries

Peasant struggle during Bangkok period: 19th century

The Holy man rebellion: early and mid-20th century

Modern peasant uprisings

The rise of the peasant movement in Thailand (1973-1974)

The Farmers Federation of Thailand (FFT): (1974-76)

The violent suppression of the FFT and the peasant movement in Thailand (1974-1976)

The October 1976 coup and its impact on the Democratic Forces in Thailand

Post-1976 period of Thai farmers struggles

The present situation

Conclusion: Emerging Trends and Conflicts in Thailand, 1980s

Part 2: The Philippines: Peasants and National Liberation

Preface

The Marcos Agrarian Revolution
1. Masagana 99
2. Samahang Nayon
3. Corporate Farming Program
4. Land Reform: a counter-insurgency program
5. Conclusion

A History of the Peasant Movement in the Philippines

The Early Nativistic Movements

Peasant struggles during Spanish colonialism (1565-1896)

The Philippine Revolution (1896-1899)

Peasant struggles and American Imperialism (1899-1942)

Peasant struggles against Japanese Imperialism: the Huk Rebellion (1942-1945)

The Peasantry and the Marcos regime: the contemporary situation

The armed peasant resistance: CPP/NPA

The Moro resistance: MNLF/BMA

Summing up: peasants and national liberation

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