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008			991018s1995 enka b 10110 eng
020			_a971-542-051-6
040			_erda
050			_a DS 685 _b.C197 1995
100			_aCarlson, Keith Thor. _938029
245		4	_aThe twisted road to freedom : _bAmerica's granting of Independence to the Philippines. / _cKeith Thor Carlson.
264			_aQuezon City : _bUniversity of the Philippines Press, _c[1995];copyright 1995
300			_ax,163 pages _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aIn analyzing the process by which the United States granted independence to the Philippines, rather than simply observing the effects of that process and then speculating backwards, Carlson attempted to provide new insights into the nature of the Filipino-American colonial relationship. A critical review of recently declassified American documents and the private papers of the key American officials involved in the decolonization process illustrates the inadequacies of past historical interpretations of the Filipino-American relationship. What emerges from these previously untapped sources is a fascinating tale of interdepartamental rivalries, competing private corporate and national interests, cross-cultural confusion, and personality conflicts. The road to Philippine independence was much less the carefully designed and engineered causeway that other historians have portrayed than a haphazard construction consisting of numerous twists and forks reflecting the conflicting priorities and intentions of its builders.
650			_aPhilippines _bHistory _934648
650			_aPhilippines _bForeign relations _zUnited States. _966845
942			_cFIL
999			_c40176 _d40176