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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Southern Philippines Continuing Conflict: September 9, 12, and 25 2013
Southern Philippines Continuing Conflict: September 9, 12, and 25 2013
The long history of violent insurgencies in the Philippines, combined with a series of devastating natural disasters, has led to the internal displacement of millions of Filipinos. Often those worst affected by conflicts, particularly in the southern region of Mindanao, are also impacted by natural disasters, undermining the economic and social recovery process and pushing some further into poverty. Three major natural disasters struck the nation from late 2012 through the end of 2013: typhoon Bopha in December 2012, an earthquake in Bohol in October 2013, and typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. While some progress has recently been made to end the violence led by the ...
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