![]() A skillful meld of historical detail and ethnographic research, Muslim Rulers and Rebels makes a compelling contribution to the study of protest, rebellion, and revolution worldwide. ![]() He also explores the motivations of the ordinary men and women who fight in armed separatist struggles and investigates the formation of nationalist identities. He examines Muslim separatism against a background of more than four hundred years of political relations among indigenous Muslim rulers, their subjects, and external powers seeking the subjugation of Philippine Muslims. It will be a basic reference for those interested in the dynamics of ethnoreligious political movements in general.-Dale Eickelman, author of Knowledge and Power Book Synopsis In this first ground-level account of the Muslim separatist rebellion in the Philippines, Thomas McKenna challenges prevailing anthropological analyses of nationalism as well as their underlying assumptions about the interplay of culture and power. offers significant new insights into the changing direction of Muslim politics in the Philippines and how to understand comparable movements elsewhere. McCoy, author of The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Superb as both ethnography and social history. Given the enormous complexity of the revolt, the patchwork of ethnicities involved, and the opaque quality of the literature, McKennas accomplishment is a considerable one.-Alfred W. About the Book Thomas McKenna has provided the first convincing explanation of a major insurgency that continued on its bloody course for nearly a quarter century.
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