Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule

In this innovative contribution to the history of the Philippines, Vicente L. Rafael examines the role of language in the religious conversion of the Tagalogs to Catholicism and their subsequent colonization during the early period of Spanish rule (1580–1705). By tracing this history of communicatio...

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Main Author: Rafael, Vicente L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press [2019]
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Summary:In this innovative contribution to the history of the Philippines, Vicente L. Rafael examines the role of language in the religious conversion of the Tagalogs to Catholicism and their subsequent colonization during the early period of Spanish rule (1580–1705). By tracing this history of communication between Spaniards and Tagalogs, he seeks to map the conditions that made possible both the emergence of a colonial regime and resistance to it before and during the formation of a nationalist consciousness
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages)
ISBN:9781501737572
DOI:10.7591/9781501737572

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