Orientalists, propagandists, and ilustrados : Filipino scholarship and the end of Spanish colonialism / Megan C. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Megan C. (Megan Christine), 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Philippines.

Ethnology.

Colonies.

International relations.

Historiography.

Colonization.

Orientalism.

History.

Philippine literature.

Ethnohistory.

Philippines.

Ethnohistory--Philippines.

Philippine literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Orientalism--Philippines--History.

Philippines--Colonization.

Philippines--Historiography.

Spain--Foreign relations--Philippines.

Spain.

Philippines--Foreign relations--Spain.

Spain--Colonies--Asia.

Asia.

Physical Description:

ix, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2012]

Summary:

This unique volume on the political literature surrounding the Philippine revolution of 1896 examines the work of the group of writers known as the Ilustrados and explores narratives of race and nationalism on both sides of the struggle. The volume discusses the deeply intertwined threads of religion, culture, and spatial context to add to the growing field of study in Philippine history and its influence on regional and global development. Thomas is a professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Locating Orientalism and the Anthropological Sciences: The Limits of Postcolonial Critiques 23

2 The Uses of Ethnology: Thinking Filipino with "Race" and "Civilization" 47

3 Practicing Folklore: Universal Science, Local Authenticity, and Political Critique 97

4 Is "K" a Foreign Agent? Philology as Anticolonial Politics 141

5 Lessons in History: The Decline of Spanish Rule, and Revolutionary Strategy 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816671908

0816671907

9780816671977

0816671974

OCLC:

747099264