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New York. 1987. Franklin Watts. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0531150380. 196 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. keywords: Philippines Asia Politics History. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Memory and research combine in this account of the fall of Ferdinand Marcos and his regime in February of 1986 in the Philippines. Opening with a description of the ‘spirit of the times, ' ENDGAME proceeds to an historical exposition of five major forces that shaped the uprising, from the underground revolutionary movement to the moderate reformers to the Washington government. Hard data interweave with individual reminiscences to portray the growth of historical currents that overthrew the Marcos government in a four-day revolution that shook the foundations of American foreign policy in the Pacific. Written by a distinguished Filipina journalist, ENDGAME is unique in its advocacy that events in the Philippines be viewed from the eyes of Filipinos, that they be understood in terms of the needs and interests of those directly involved in and most affected by the change in regimes. Rosca clarifies for North American readers issues which are often muddled on account of the polyglot nature of Philippine society. What do Filipinos mean when they speak of their country, of democracy, of the imperatives of change, of religion, of communism? Blending eyewitness accounts, stirring testimony, exhaustive research and the author's personal experience, ENDGAME will take the reader inside the events that shaped the most remarkable because peaceful assertion of collective will yet carried out in Asia. Here are the rebels, the reactionaries, the fifth columnists, the ordinary citizens, the catalysts and the demonstrators who reshaped the fate of a nation in less than a week. inventory #14231.
