The Rise and Fall of Imelda Marcos
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The Rise and Fall of Imelda Marcos

3.98 of 5 stars 3.98  ·  rating details  ·  46 ratings  ·  4 reviews
Paperback, 230 pages
Published January 1st 1987 by Bookmark
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Dionne
Jun 10, 2008 Dionne rated it 5 of 5 stars
I found this book very eye opening not just with seeing the exorbitance of the Marcos regime but also to the deceptions of the US government in the international scene. The US government flaunts it's affairs overseas as fighting for democracy and yet they support and encourage dictators in other countries for the benefit of capitalism. I've read other books with this same theme but this one adds to the list of countries in which the US has done this. I think Americans generally love democracy bu...more
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Happie
Jun 25, 2010 Happie rated it 4 of 5 stars
I read this book back in college, and it was a good book. It made me see Mrs.Marcos in a different light, made me understand the woman she is today.
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Melody
Aug 27, 2012 Melody rated it 5 of 5 stars
Riveting! Makes one understand Imelda Marcos better. However, that's still not an excuse to what she did to the Filipinos..
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Fran
Feb 11, 2010 Fran rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: philippine-history-and-institutions, martial-law
Imelda Marcos is such a character you wouldn't know what to think or feel about her! You'll love and hate her at the same time! She'll remind you of that Billy Joel song.
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