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Clash of Spirits: The History of Power and Sugar Planter Hegemony on a Visayan Island
Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr.
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Description for Clash of Spirits: The History of Power and Sugar Planter Hegemony on a Visayan Island
Hardcover. An examination of the convergence of capitalism and the indigenous spirit world on the Philippine island of Negros. The book explores social, cultural and political aspects surrounding the rise of sugar haciendas from the late Spanish colonial period. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HRKT; JFC; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 500.
This text illuminates the oral traditions of the Philippines and the convergence of capitalism and the indigenous spirit world. The author examines the social relations, cultural meanings and political struggles surrounding the rise of sugar haciendas on Negros during the late Spanish colonial period, and their subsequent transformation under the aegis of the American colonial state. Drawing on oral history, interviews and a wide array of sources culled from archives in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Philippines, the author reconstructs the emergence of a sugar-planter class and its strategic maneuvers to attain hegemony. The book portrays ... Read more
This text illuminates the oral traditions of the Philippines and the convergence of capitalism and the indigenous spirit world. The author examines the social relations, cultural meanings and political struggles surrounding the rise of sugar haciendas on Negros during the late Spanish colonial period, and their subsequent transformation under the aegis of the American colonial state. Drawing on oral history, interviews and a wide array of sources culled from archives in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Philippines, the author reconstructs the emergence of a sugar-planter class and its strategic maneuvers to attain hegemony. The book portrays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824819927
SKU
V9780824819927
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About Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr.
Filomeno V. Aguilar, Jr., James Cook University, Australia.
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