With only a week to go before the Philippines General
Election, a groundbreaking new book,
A History of the Philippines: From Indio Bravos to Filpinos, offers a narrative survey of the Southeast Asia archipelago from its very beginnings to the present day.
The Philippines is a country in its adolescence, struggling in fits and starts to emerge from its rich, troubled and multilayered past.
A History of the Philippines presents various Philippine narratives—familiar and unfamiliar—and summarizes the different forces that have transformed an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands into a republic over the course of five centuries.
Author Luis H. Francia, professor of creative writing and Asian-Pacific American Studies at New York University, skillfully describes the key turning points in modern Philippine history – from the period of Americanization (1899-1946) to Independence and its aftermath (1946-192) to the tumultuous reign of President Ferdinand Marcos (1972-1986), and on through the modern era, dominating by economic and political uncertainties.
Written with verve and style and clarity, A History of the Philippines is an essential volume for anyone interested in understanding this fascinating collection of islands.
...come to the Phillippine Center (556 Fifth Ave, near 46th St.) on Monday night from 6:30-8:30 to hear Luis H. Francia discuss his recent book A HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES: FROM INDIOS BRAVOS TO FILIPINOS.
