"An insightful and perceptive examination. . . . For someone like myself who actually lived and worked in the Philippines during some of the years covered, one is profoundly impressed by the way this book brings that era in U.S.-Philippines relations to life and interprets it with stunning acuity."—Grant K. Goodman, International History Review

"An insightful and perceptive examination. . . . For someone like myself who actually lived and worked in the Philippines during some of the years covered, one is profoundly impressed by the way this book brings that era in U.S.-Philippines relations to life and interprets it with stunning acuity."—Grant K. Goodman, International History Review