Everyday Politics in the Philippines: Class and Status Relations in a Central Luzon Village

Rating:
Summary: Hot and sweaty
Review: Life as a peasant in the Philippines is hot, sweaty, and above all very very boring. The wealth differences are huge, the chances of escape almost nil. The peasant's superiors, of course, argue repeatedly that this is all the peasants' fault, that they're morally inferior, lazy, etc. Yet peasants have the good sense to resist this interpretation. That, simply put, is the message of this book, which I enjoyed.

Rating:
Summary: Hot and sweaty
Review: Life as a peasant in the Philippines is hot, sweaty, and above all very very boring. The wealth differences are huge, the chances of escape almost nil. The peasant's superiors, of course, argue repeatedly that this is all the peasants' fault, that they're morally inferior, lazy, etc. Yet peasants have the good sense to resist this interpretation. That, simply put, is the message of this book, which I enjoyed.