What Made the Masses Revolutionary? Ignorance, Character, and Class in Teodoro Agoncillo’s The Revolt of the Masses

Regarded as a classic in Philippine historiography, Teodoro Agoncillo’s The Revolt of the Masses published in 1956 is examined to understand the author’s explanation of what made “the masses” revolutionary. The study finds a profound incoherence: Agoncillo posited literacy and political consciousnes...

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