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Imagining Manila Literature, Empire and Orientalism.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sykes, Tom.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orientalism.
- Manila (Philippines)--History.
- Manila (Philippines).
- Manila (Philippines)--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction: Manilaism as an Orientalism
- Chapter 1. 'A seething cauldron of evil': hispanophobia, Third World blues and Manila-as-hell
- Chapter 2. 'Known to all students of history': adventure, imperial mythology and orientalist rhetoric in manilaism of the US conquest of the Philippines
- Chapter 3. 'The Pious new name of the musket': language, gender, race and benevolent assimilation
- Chapter 4. In our image but not quite: desire, capital and flawed simulacra in twentieth century manilaism
- Chapter 5. Money-getting, job-thieving and militarisation: manilaist constructions of Chinese-Filipinos from Daniel Defoe to Jonathan Miller
- Chapter 6. Call of Duterte: cacique despotism and western (neo)liberal crisis
- Chapter 7. Towards an anti-manilaism
- conclusion: liberal orientalism versus genuine humanism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sykes, Tom Imagining Manila
- ISBN:
- 9780755602872
- 0755602870
- 9780755602889
- 0755602889
- 9780755602896
- Publisher Number:
- 40030501032
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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