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The Communist Party of the Philippines, 1968-1993: A Story of Its Theory and Practice
The book is not just a history book but also analyzes the evolution of the CPP in terms of theory and practice. In her introduction, Weekley writes:
“This is a story about the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) which in the 16 years from its founding in 1968 until the end of the Marcos regime grew from a small number of intellectuals and a slightly larger armed group, into the biggest threat facing the Philippine state. It is one of the world’s tales of extraordinary determination and self-sacrifice of a group of people inspired by Marxist ideas to assert economic justice for the wealth-producers of the country against the powerful interests of wealth-appropriators.
It is also another familiar story of radicals in a (post) colonial state who sought to assert the nation’s right to genuine self determination against the interests of its (past) colonial master and who articulated that demand through a Marxist discourse...But when the Marcos dictatorship was finally overthrown, it was not the CPP’s doing. This study attempts to explain why this happened and how the CPP managed under post-Marcos political conditions with specific conditions, with specific reference to the role of theory in the fortunes and misfortunes of the Party.”
“This is a story about the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) which in the 16 years from its founding in 1968 until the end of the Marcos regime grew from a small number of intellectuals and a slightly larger armed group, into the biggest threat facing the Philippine state. It is one of the world’s tales of extraordinary determination and self-sacrifice of a group of people inspired by Marxist ideas to assert economic justice for the wealth-producers of the country against the powerful interests of wealth-appropriators.
It is also another familiar story of radicals in a (post) colonial state who sought to assert the nation’s right to genuine self determination against the interests of its (past) colonial master and who articulated that demand through a Marxist discourse...But when the Marcos dictatorship was finally overthrown, it was not the CPP’s doing. This study attempts to explain why this happened and how the CPP managed under post-Marcos political conditions with specific conditions, with specific reference to the role of theory in the fortunes and misfortunes of the Party.”
310 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2001
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April 19, 2024
The movement I joined in my youth. Its explanation of the ills of Philippine society, and the need for a national democratic revolution based on guerilla warfare to surround the cities from the countryside, captured the imagination of idealistic youth in the late 1960s. The dedication and self-sacrifice of its cadres led to its impressive expansion during the 14-year reign of the corrupt and tyrannical Marcos dictatorship. But the sectarianism and dogmatism underlying this movement from its birth ultimately put an end to its growth and to any prospects of its victory, with the country none the worse for that.
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