A Brief History of the Philippines
Ginn and Company
Philippine Islands
1932
Pictorial boards. Revised edition. 350 pages, some black & white illustrations
Contents: the people, the discovery by Magellan, exploration and conquest, Filipino life at the time of the conquest, changes introduced by the Spaniards, the Chinese in the Philippines, the Portuguese and the Dutch, the restrictive commercial policy, important revolts in the 17th century, the conflict between the state and the church, the wars with the Moros, the British occupation and the revolts that followed, the beginnings of the Filipino clergy, economic and political progress, Filipino representation in the Cortes, uprisings and reforms, from Lardizabal to Urbiztondo, commerce and education, the liberal movement and the reaction, the reform movement, the Philippine Revolution, relations with the US, the establishment of American rule, a new beginning, the Philippine Commonwealth, the Republic of the Philippines.
English
Good used condition, clean pages

Provenance: From the Library of the Late Peter Curnow Millett (1925-2016)

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