Thompson, Mark R. <br/><br/>
The anti-Marcos struggle :   personalistic rule and democratic transition in the Philippines/ 
Mark R. Thompson 
 - Quezon City :  New Day Publisher,  c1996 
 - xiii, 258 pages :  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The Rules of Pre-martial law Philippin politics -- The Collapse of Philippine democracy -- Sultanistic rule and the demobilization  of the opposition -- The Form, not the substance, of democracy -- Urban terrorism after a stolen election -- Boycott and a united front -- The Parliament of the streets and legislative polls -- The Snap elections and the fall of Marcos -- Democratic transition and consolidation 
<br/><br/> "With this book I hope to contribute to the comparative study of democratization through a case study of the Philippines. However paradoxical it may appear, most democratic transitions from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s were initiated by authoritarian regime." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9711009927 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MARCOS, FERDINAND E. -- (FERDINAND EDRALIN), -- 1917-1989<br/>PHILIPPINES -- POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT -- 1973-1986<br/>POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>FIL DS 686.5 .T484 1996