Böcker av E. San Juan

In the Wake of Terror focuses on the controversies over the linkage of class exploitation and the ideology of racism, the role of nationalism in postcolonial politics, and ethnic exclusion.

Offers an historical-materialist critique of practices in multiculturalism and cultural studies. Rejecting contemporary theories of inclusion as affirmations of the capitalist status quo, this book envisions a future of politically equal and economically empowered citizens through the democratisation of power and the socialisation of property.

Presents Filipino literary production within context of a long and sustained tradition of anti-imperialist insurgency, and foregrounds the strong presence of oppositional writing in Philippines. This title goes beyond literary studies and debates about nationalism and politics to point the way to a new direction in radical transformative writing.

A collection of Carlos Bulosan's short stories, essays, poetry, and correspondence.

Caught betwixt the Asian continent and the hegemonic power of the United States, the Philippines occupies a contested space or borderland between past and present, East and West. Balancing the memory of colonial experience with an emergent nation-making dream, this innovative book asks if a meaningful future can be envisioned.