Canoy, Jose Raymund creator text xx England John Beaufoy Publishing 2020 monographic und

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244 pages: Colored 24 cm Beginning with a definition of who the people of The Philippines are, this fully illustrated history then tracks back to describe the prehistory of the country through to 1500 AD. The next two chapters chart the colonial experiences under Spain (1500-1896), then the first republic and the subsequent defeat by the United States (1860-1910). Following this are chapters on the Japanese occupation and the third republic (1910-1972). Next comes a description of the Marcos dictatorship and its consequences (1970-1986) and the book ends with a look at the fifth republic and the future of the country. Ray Canoy`s authoritative text describes the history of The Philippines from pre-history to the present day Introduction: defining the Philippines : a resilient people, a global culture, a weak state The community as a boat : regional prehistory and early Philippine history to AD 1500 The state as a convent : the colonial experience under Spain, 1500-1800 Imagining a nation : revolution, the first Philippine Republic and its defeat by the USA, 1800-1910 The trials of `benevolent assimilation` : the Philippines as America`s only colony, 1901-1950 Showplace of democracy in Asia? : the third Philippine Republic and the post-war world, 1946-1972 The `new society` and its aftermath : the Marcos dictatorship, its victims, and the Aquinos, 1970-1992 New forms for old challenges : the fifth Republic and the future of the Philippines, 1986 to the present Canoy, Jose Raymund. Includes bibliography and index. English Philippine history 959.9 C22i 2020 9781912081967 251212 20260803094255.0