Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy

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history book nonfiction book political book

"Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy" is a nonfiction book that critically examines the close relationship between the United States government and Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos during his rule.

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Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ political book ⓘ
about	Cold War geopolitics in Southeast Asia ⓘ U.S. support for Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ corruption in the Marcos regime ⓘ human rights abuses under Marcos ⓘ role of U.S. presidents in Philippine policy ⓘ
addresses	ethical implications of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ relationship between human rights and security policy ⓘ
author	Raymond Bonner NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
critiques	United States government policy toward the Marcos regime ⓘ
discusses	U.S. military bases in the Philippines ⓘ U.S. strategic interests in Southeast Asia ⓘ impact of U.S. policy on Philippine democracy ⓘ
examines	close relationship between the Marcoses and U.S. officials ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod	Ferdinand Marcos presidency ⓘ Martial law era in the Philippines ⓘ
genre	investigative journalism ⓘ political history ⓘ
hasSubject	Philippine dictatorship ⓘ U.S. diplomatic decision-making ⓘ foreign aid and military assistance ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ Imelda Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines–United States relations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States foreign policy NERFINISHED ⓘ authoritarianism in the Philippines ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
nonfictionType	contemporary history ⓘ political analysis ⓘ
perspective	critical of U.S. complicity in authoritarian rule ⓘ
portrays	Ferdinand Marcos as a U.S.-backed dictator ⓘ Imelda Marcos as influential in U.S.–Philippine relations ⓘ
setInLocation	Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience	readers interested in Cold War foreign policy ⓘ readers interested in U.S.–Philippine relations ⓘ scholars of Southeast Asian politics ⓘ

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