The Foundations of the Modern Philippine State Imperial Rule and the American Constitutional Tradition in the Philippine Islands, 1898–1935
Book contents
- The Foundations of the Modern Philippine StateImperial Rule and the American Constitutional Tradition in the Philippine Islands, 1898–1935
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- The Foundations of the Modern Philippine State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Republican Means, Imperial Ends
- 2 American Theory, Spanish Structure, and Ilustrado Capacity
- 3 Foreign in a Domestic Sense
- 4 Sovereign but not Popular
- 5 Progressive Interventions, Parchment Barriers
- 6 Popular but not Sovereign
- 7 American Vessels, Filipino Spirit
- 8 Filipinizing the Public
- 9 Progressivism, Populism, and the Public Interest
- 10 Colonial Conflict, Constitutional Categories
- 11 From “Is” to “Ought”
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
5 - Progressive Interventions, Parchment Barriers
Civilizing Mission, Colonial Development, and Constitutional Limitations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2016
Book contents
- The Foundations of the Modern Philippine StateImperial Rule and the American Constitutional Tradition in the Philippine Islands, 1898–1935
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- The Foundations of the Modern Philippine State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Republican Means, Imperial Ends
- 2 American Theory, Spanish Structure, and Ilustrado Capacity
- 3 Foreign in a Domestic Sense
- 4 Sovereign but not Popular
- 5 Progressive Interventions, Parchment Barriers
- 6 Popular but not Sovereign
- 7 American Vessels, Filipino Spirit
- 8 Filipinizing the Public
- 9 Progressivism, Populism, and the Public Interest
- 10 Colonial Conflict, Constitutional Categories
- 11 From “Is” to “Ought”
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
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- The Foundations of the Modern Philippine StateImperial Rule and the American Constitutional Tradition in the Philippine Islands, 1898–1935, pp. 123 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016