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“It was a delight to read the work of Hojilla, Cagoco and Chan, who, in writing about the diversity of Mindanao’s peoples and contexts, could have easily been writing about an entire continent. That is no mean feat. The 21st Century formalization and implementation of ASEAN comprehensive security practices, involving not just the military but economic and socio-political actors, breathes new life into the analytical value of Arthashastran conceptual tools today. Seeing the range of insights derived from this innovative theoretical approach to Mindanawon political history, one can sincerely hope that the authors’ work will inspire similar projects in the future.”

— Frances Antoinette Cruz, PhD,
Assistant Professor,
Department of European Languages,
College of Arts and Letters,
University of the Philippines – Diliman

“Building empire, even through successful pacification, is never straightforward. The Arthashastran approach liberates hitherto marginal voices at the receiving end of empire and draws attention to the crafty employment of languages of coercion and accommodation. These have left dreadful effects in the dependent nature of many Asian foreign policies today. A highly recommended contribution to Global IR.”

— Alan Chong, PhD,
Senior Fellow,
Center for Multilateralism Studies,
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

CONTENTS

List of Figures

List of Tables

Publisher’s Foreword

Preface

Introduction: Centering Mindanao in the American Colonization of the Philippines

Chapter 1: The Arthashastran Conceptual Tools in the American Colonization of Mindanao

Chapter 2: The Political-Geographic Composition of the ‘New Frontier’ and the Emergence of the New Vijigisu

Chapter 3: Uncle Sam’s Six-Fold Policy and Sovereignty over Mindanao: The American Colonial Strategies as Civilizing Mission

Chapter 4: The Rajamandalic Agential Responses of Mindanawon Actors to American Colonization

Conclusion: Learning from the Legacies of the Past

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index