"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.
- Kowloon, Hong Kong : Plough Publications, 1984.
- xiv, 150 p. : map, photos ; 22 cm.
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