TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karunan,Victor P.
TI  - "If the land could speak, it would speak for us... ":  Volume I: a history of peasant movements in Thailand and the Philippines
SN  - 9627043087
AV  - FIL HD 1513 .T5 K37
U1  - FIL 305.5633 
PY  - 1984///
CY  - Kowloon, Hong Kong
PB  - Plough Publications
KW  - Peasant uprisings
KW  - History
KW  - Thailand
KW  - Peasant uprising
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Peasantry
KW  - Political activity
N1  - 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
ER  -