Neither trumpets nor drums
1992
- politics and government
- philippine politics
- corazon aquino
- edsa revolution
- martial law
- ferdinand marcos
- aquino administration
- history
- biography
- political science
The story
A scarce title of Filipino history signed by Salvador Laurel: Vice-President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under Corazon Aquino, and briefly served as Aquino's only Prime Minister in 1986.
What it’s like
Dense, sober, and archival in feel, this reads like a first-hand account of power changing hands: long chapters of institutional detail, dated events, and measured argument rather than scene-setting or atmosphere. The voice is that of a participant reflecting on a government from inside, so the register is formal and analytical, with an undertone of duty and hard-won compromise. Pacing is deliberate and expository, closer to a slow read at a desk than a page-turner, and it suits a quiet afternoon with a notebook or a long stretch of focused reading about the Philippines in 1986 and after. Its political material deals with the martial-law years and the uprising that ended them in historical terms, through policy, negotiation, and consequence, so expect talk of repression and upheaval rather than graphic or vividly depicted violence, and little that is emotionally manipulative. It is a scarce, collectible title, and it will appeal most to readers who want primary-source texture on Philippine democratic transition, Corazon Aquino's government, and the people who worked inside it.
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