Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State
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Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State is a historical study examining how U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines helped pioneer modern systems of surveillance, intelligence, and counterinsurgency that later shaped American domestic and global security practices.
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| Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State Context triple: [Alfred W. McCoy, notableWork, Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State]
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A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
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B.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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C.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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D.
Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War
"Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War" is a nonfiction book by historian and former Army officer Andrew Bacevich that critiques the bipartisan U.S. foreign policy consensus and argues it has entrenched a self-perpetuating state of endless military intervention.
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E.
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State Target entity description: Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State is a historical study examining how U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines helped pioneer modern systems of surveillance, intelligence, and counterinsurgency that later shaped American domestic and global security practices.
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A.
A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
-
B.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
-
C.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
-
D.
Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War
"Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War" is a nonfiction book by historian and former Army officer Andrew Bacevich that critiques the bipartisan U.S. foreign policy consensus and argues it has entrenched a self-perpetuating state of endless military intervention.
-
E.
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| argues |
U.S. colonial practices in the Philippines pioneered modern surveillance techniques
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colonial counterinsurgency in the Philippines shaped U.S. global security strategies ⓘ colonial intelligence methods influenced later U.S. domestic security policies ⓘ |
| author | Alfred W. McCoy ⓘ |
| awarded |
George McT. Kahin Prize of the Association for Asian Studies
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Philippine National Book Award (history category) ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
history
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political science ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| examines |
creation of intelligence networks in the Philippines
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development of colonial policing systems ⓘ relationship between colonial rule and modern security practices ⓘ surveillance of Filipino nationalist movements ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American colonial administration in the Philippines
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Philippine Constabulary ⓘ Philippine–American War ⓘ U.S. Army Philippine Department ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army in the Philippines
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| geographicFocus |
Philippines
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| hasPerspective | critical of U.S. imperial practices ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCovered |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines
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U.S. imperialism ⓘ counterinsurgency ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 640 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Wisconsin Press ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
colonial policing
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history of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ history of the surveillance state in the United States ⓘ military occupation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
university courses on Southeast Asian history
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university courses on U.S. empire ⓘ university courses on surveillance and security studies ⓘ |
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