Subversive Lives - A Family Memoir of the Marcos Years (Paperback)

From the 1960s to the 1990s, seven members of the Quimpo family dedicated themselves to the anti-Marcos resistance in the Philippines, sometimes at profound personal cost. In this unprecedented memoir, eight siblings (plus one by marriage) tell their remarkable stories in individually authored chapters that comprise a family saga of revolution, persistence, and, ultimately, vindication, even as easy resolution eluded their struggles. Subversive Lives tells of attempts to smuggle weapons for the New People's Army (the armed branch of the Communist Party of the Philippines); of heady times organizing uprisings and strikes; of the cruel discovery of one brother's death and the inexplicable disappearance of another (now believed to be dead); and of imprisonment and torture by the military. These stories show the sacrifices and daily heroism of those in the movement. But they also reveal its messy legacies: sons alienated from their father; daughters abused by the military; friends betrayed; and revolutionary affection soured by intractable ideological differences. The rich and distinctive contributions span the martial law years of Ferdinand Marcos's rule. Subversive Lives is a riveting and accessible primer for those unfamiliar with the era, and a resonant history for those with a personal connection to what it meant to be Filipino at that time, or for anyone who has fought political repression.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Susan F Quimpo • Nathan Gilbert Quimpo
Foreword by:	Vicente L. Rafael
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-0-89680-306-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-89680-306-6
Barcode:	9780896803060

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