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- A critical analysis of one of the most media-savvy authoritarian rulers of our time, this collection of essays offers an overview of Duterte's rise to power and actions of his early presidency.
- About the Author: Nicole Curato holds the Australian Research Council's Discovery Early Career Research Award Fellowship at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra.
- 348 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Political
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About the Book
A critical analysis of one of the most media-savvy authoritarian rulers of our time, this collection of essays offers an overview of Duterte's rise to power and actions of his early presidency. With contributions from leading experts on the society and history of the Phillipines, The Duterte Reader is necessary reading for anyone needing to...Book Synopsis
A critical analysis of one of the most media-savvy authoritarian rulers of our time, this collection of essays offers an overview of Duterte's rise to power and actions of his early presidency. With contributions from leading experts on the society and history of the Phillipines, The Duterte Reader is necessary reading for anyone needing to contextualize and understand the history and social forces that have shaped contemporary Philippine politics.
Review Quotes
Corrals the best of Philippine academia.
-- "Financial Times"The essays in A Duterte Reader richly document the origins of Duterte's politics and its persistent appeal.
-- "global asia"With contributions from leading experts on the society and history of the Phillipines, A Duterte Reader is necessary reading for anyone needing to contextualize and understand the history and social forces that have shaped contemporary Philippine politics.
-- "Les carnets du Case"About the Author
Nicole Curato holds the Australian Research Council's Discovery Early Career Research Award Fellowship at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra. She is the associate editor of Political Studies.