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Ateneo releases reading list of Martial Law books

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Image from Ateneo" s="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/05/12/martial-law-books.jpg"/><figcaption>Image from Ateneo&#x27;s website</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Ateneo de Manila University shared a reading list of books about Martial Law on Thursday, a day after local publishing company Adarna House started pre-orders for its discounted &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/11/22/adarna-house-offers-discounted-never-again-bundle">Never Again&quot; bundle</a>.In an article published on its website and social media pages, the Jesuit-run institution shared 16 titles under its own Ateneo University Press.&quot;Here are several extensively-researched books to aid you in learning about one of the darkest periods in Philippine history, from the Ateneo University Press,&quot; it read.<div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ateneodemanila/posts/10166012509810153" data-width="auto"> </div>The 16 books on Martial Law, which are all available on the Shopee and Lazada pages of the Ateneo University Press, include:- &quot;Memory, Truth-telling, and the Pursuit of Justice: A Conference on the Legacies of the Marcos Dictatorship&quot; by Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute- &quot;Living and Dying: In Memory of 11 Ateneo de Manila Martial Law Activists&quot; by Cristina Jayme Montiel- &quot;In the Name of Civil Society: From Free Election Movements to People Power in the Philippines&quot; by Eva-Lotta E. Hedman- &quot;Some Are Smarter than Others: The History of Marcos&#x27; Crony Capitalism&quot; by Ricardo Manapat- &quot;The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos&quot; by Primitivo Mijares- &quot;Down from the Hill: Ateneo de Manila in the First Ten Years Under Martial Law, 1972-1982,&quot; edited by Cristina Jayme Montiel and Susan Evangelista- &quot;Musika at Bagong Lipunan: Pagbuo ng Lipunang Filipino, 1972-1986&quot; by Raul C. Navarro- &quot;Philippine Politics and the Marcos Technocrats: The Emergence and Evolution of a Power Elite&quot; by Teresa S. Tadem- &quot;Ascending the Fourth Mountain: A Personal Account of the Marcos Years&quot; by Maria Virginia Yap Morales- &quot;A Capital City at the Margins: Quezon City and Urbanization in the Twentieth-Century Philippines&quot; by Michael D. Pante- &quot;Dream Eden: A Novel&quot; by Linda Ty-Casper- &quot;Canal de la Reina: Isang Nobela&quot; by Liwayway A. Arceo- &quot;Canal de la Reina: English Translation&quot; by Liwayway Arceo and translated by Soledad S. Reyes- &quot;Kung Wala na ang Tag-araw /Ano Ngayon, Ricky?&quot; by Rosario de Guzman-Lingat- &quot;Two Women as Specters of History: Lakambini and Indigo Child&quot; by Rody Vera; edited with production notes and interview by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, introduction by Joel David- &quot;The Betrayed: A Novel&quot; by Reine Arcache MelvinThe spotlight on Martial Law books came amid the impending victory of Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. -- son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos -- in the 2022 presidential elections, based on partial and unofficial tallies.It&#x27;s been nearly 50 years since the elder Marcos declared Martial Law, which was marked by rampant corruption and human rights abuses.

'Here are several extensively-researched books to aid you in learning about one of the darkest periods in Philippine history.'