The foundations of the modern Philippine state : imperial rule and the American constitutional tradition in the Philippine islands, 1898-1935 / Leia Castañeda Anastacio.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Republican Means, Imperial Ends: American Empire and the Rule of Law; 2 American Theory, Spanish Structure, and Ilustrado Capacity: Inventing the Filipino People, Constructing the American Colonial State; 3 Foreign in a Domestic Sense: Organic Sovereignty, Unincorporated Territories, and the Insular Doctrine; 4 Sovereign but not Popular: Colonial Leviathan, Inherent Power, and Plenary Authority

5 Progressive Interventions, Parchment Barriers: Civilizing Mission, Colonial Development, and Constitutional Limitations6 Popular but not Sovereign: Colonial Democracy and the Rise of the Philippine Assembly; 7 American Vessels, Filipino Spirit: Filipinizing the Government of the Philippine Islands; 8 Filipinizing the Public: The Business of Government and the Government in Business; 9 Progressivism, Populism, and the Public Interest: Restoring the Taft Era and the Cabinet Crisis of 1923

10 Colonial Conflict, Constitutional Categories: Constitutional Imperialism and the Board of Control Cases11 From ""Is"" to ""Ought"": Constitutionalizing Colonial Legacies; Conclusion; Notes; Index

This book examines how the colonial Philippine constitution weakened the safeguards that shielded liberty from power and unleashed a constitutional despotism.

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