00000cmm a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862447154 Buklod 20230619090610.0 m | | ta 220118s2019 cau u eng d 9781503609426 (ebook) (iLib)UPBAG-00043667153 DLC BAG rda eng ML-ebook Reyes, Victoria (Victoria Diane) author. Global borderlands fantasy, violence, and empire in Subic Bay, Philippines Victoria Reyes. Stanford, California Stanford University Press [2019] 1 online resource (xviii, 288 pages) text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Culture and economic life Includes bibliographical references and index. Money and authority -- Rape and murder -- Sex and romance -- Born in the shadows of bases -- Labor and imagined identities -- Buying inequality. IP-based subscription and remote access available via OpenAthens. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPB University Library Website. The U.S. military continues to be an overt presence in the Philippines, and a reminder of the country's colonial past. Using Subic Bay (a former U.S. military base, now a Freeport Zone) as a case study, Victoria Reyes argues that its defining feature is its ability to elicit multiple meanings. For some, it is a symbol of imperialism and inequality, while for others, it projects utopian visions of wealth and status. Drawing on archival and ethnographic data, Reyes describes the everyday experiences of people living and working in Subic Bay, and makes a case for critically examining similar spaces across the world. These foreign-controlled, semi-autonomous zones of international exchange are what she calls global borderlands. While they can take many forms, ranging from overseas military bases to tourist resorts, they all have key features in common. This new unit of globalization provides a window into broader economic and political relations, the consequences of legal ambiguity, and the continuously reimagined identities of the people living there. Rejecting colonialism as merely a historical backdrop, Reyes demonstrates how it is omnipresent in our modern world. Electronic reproduction. Standford, California Stanford University Press c2019. Available via World Wide Web through De Gruyter. WorldShare provided record Globalization Social aspects Philippines Subic Bay Region. Free ports and zones Social aspects Philippines Subic Bay Region. Electronic books. Subic Bay Region (Philippines) Social conditions. Subic Bay Naval Station (Philippines). Philippines Relations United States. United States Relations Philippines. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781503609426/html Available for University of the Philippines Baguio via De Gruyter. Click here to access (viewed 18 January 2022) FI Monograph UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ML-ebook Electronic Resource