The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines

Benedict J. Kerkvliet

Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 - Political Science - 311 pages

Newly available with an updated bibliographic essay, this highly acclaimed work explores the Huk rebellion, a momentous peasant revolt in the Philippines. Unlike prevailing top-down analysis, Kerkvliet seeks to understand the movement from the point of view of its participants and sympathizers. He argues that seeing a peasant revolt through the eyes of those who rebelled explains and clarifies the actions of people who otherwise might appear irrational. Drawing on a rich array of documents and in-depth interviews with peasants and rebel leaders, the author provides definitive answers to the causes of the rebellion, the goals of the rebels, and the process of resistance.

Contents

• ORIGINS OF REBELLION: 1
• San Ricardo Talavera: 2
• Conditions Elsewhere in Central Luzon: 15
• Progress in Central Luzon: 17
• UNREST: 26
• Growing Unrest in Central Luzon: 35
• Themes: 39
• Actions of Landlords and the Government: 54
• Results: 59
• THE HUKBALAHAP Resistance to the Japanese Occupation in Central Luzon: 61
• The Hukbalahap in Central Luzon: 77
• The United Front against Japan: 96
• Liberation from the Japanese: 104
• PRELUDE TO REBELLION: 110
• 19451946: 118
• The Peasant Movement in Central Luzon: 126
• The Democratic Alliance: 138
• Repression Yields Rebellion: 143
• REBELLION 1946 1948: 156
• The Rebellion in San Ricardo and Talavera: 157
• The HMB in Central Luzon: 167
• The PKP and Other Allies Leave the Movement: 178
• Government and Landlord Responses to the Huks: 188
• THE RISE AND FALL: 203
• San Ricardo and Talavera: 204
• 19491951: 210
• Communist Party Projects Its Leadership: 218
• 19521956: 233
• CONCLUSION: 249
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 270
• GLOSSARY: 274
• BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY ON RECENT PUBLICATIONS: 279
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 285
• INDEX: 301

About the author

Benedict J. Kerkvliet is head of the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series; The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines, Benedict J. Kerkvliet
• Author: Benedict J. Kerkvliet
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002
• ISBN: 074251868X, 9780742518681
• Length: 311 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General