Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World--Portrait of a Revolutionary (Paperback)

~ Ninotchka Rosca (Author), (Author)

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"This political biography of Professor Jose Maria Sison is thought provoking and a necessary read..." -- Senator Loren Legarda, Majority Floor Leader, Philippine Senate

"Those of us working to stop the unbridled aggression against the world...should make every effort to defend Sison..." -- Ramsey Clark, Former Attorney General of the United States

"Written in the vivid and biting style, in the tradition of the great revolutionary essayists..." -- Dr. Edberto Villegas, Bulatlat

Product Description

This political biography/autobiography offers a unique look into the political beliefs and motivations of Professor Sison, renowned revolutionary leader, writer, poet and founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP).

This collaboration between Sison and American Book Award winning novelist, Ninotchka Rosca, goes far to illuminate the political climate and history of the United States' role in Filipino politics. In the frank exchange between Sison and Rosca regarding the Filipino revolutionary movement, the issues of women's rights and empowerment within the CCP, as well as ethnicity, class, age and education, are also addressed.

In light of the upcoming US presidential election and the controversy surrounding terrorism and the Bush Administration, Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World - Portrait of a Revolutionary is a book that can offer the "other side" of the story, chronicling the life of a Filipino revolutionary, his political party and his country, untouched and unfiltered by outside political propaganda.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Open Hand Publishing, LLC (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940880725
• ISBN-13: 978-0940880726
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,557,408 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A one-of-a-kind personal portrayal of an emphatic and forceful personality , July 9, 2007

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Internationally acclaimed Filipino journalist and novelist Ninotchka Rosca presents Jose Maria Sison: Portrait of a Revolutionary, a political biography of Filipino revolutionary Jose Maria Sison as told in Sison's own words, through question-and-answer format. Sison bore witness to, and suffered from, the extreme corruption of the Marcos regime; ineptitudes of the Aquino regime; and even the failings of the left-wing revolutionary movements that he supported in a desperate effort to bring about positive change for the exploited and impoverished Filipino population. Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World explores Sison's study of Marxism and other political precepts; the many ideological and personal smear attacks leveled against Sison as well as threats, and explains why labeling Sison a "terrorist" for his political views is slander. Furthermore, Sison offers his perspective on the Philippines' tumultuous history from the Marcos regime to the present day. Of special interest are Sison's predictions for the future, as well as his warnings for the United States' failings and complicity in exploiting Filipinos. "The crisis of overproduction in all types of goods - agricultural, mineral, basic industrial and high-tech products - and the ensuing bankruptcies and financial meltdowns cause terrible hardship and suffering for the working people in the US and other imperialist countries and so many in Asia, Africa and Latin America and will probably increase and intensify before a global war can break out among the imperialists or before the proletariat can seize power from the monopoly bourgeoisie in any imperialist country. Nowhere other than in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are there armed revolutionary movements led by the proletariat and actively fighting imperialism and seeking to seize political power in the process. No matter how few these armed revolutionary movements still are, they have the potential of increasing rapidly amidst the grave crisis of the world capitalist system." A one-of-a-kind personal portrayal of an emphatic and forceful personality dedicated to improving the overall human welfare of his home nation at any price.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jurassic Park or Tales from the Crypt, October 17, 2004

By	PLO "PLO" (Sweden) - See all my reviews

Reminiscences from the past, nothing has changed except glabalization and Mao's death, the year is still 1967, Joma is a conservative. It is an important book, recommended to all who wants to understand the situation in the Philippines and the other part. There will be no peace with GRP, Joma tells explicitly why. Questions arise what does Joma really mean with democracy, gender, stalinism and the future. The book is co-written with Ninotshka Rosca, acclaimed author and feminist. It is a document over a man who considers himself a statesman and a legend, the question is, does Joma fit in to the modern world, and is he really as important as he consider himself to be?