The Book Prize Index

Waltzing With a Dictator

Raymond Bonner

An account of the American twenty-year alliance with the "conjugal dictatorship" of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · medium confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAward Category: Hillman Prize for Book Journalism -> Journalism & ReportageNationalism & AuthoritarianismPresidency & Executive PowerRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1988WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Ferdinand Marcos86%
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    • Imelda Marcos62%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 66%.