Contracting Colonialism
Subtitle: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule
Edition: First paperback edition
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 230
Copyright date: 1993
Subjects: Tagalog (Philippine people) -- History; Christian converts -- Philippines; Christianity -- Philippines; Spanish language -- Translating into Tagalog; Philippines -- Colonization
Description: In an innovative mix of history, anthropology, and post-colonial theory, 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 (1580–1705) of Spanish rule in the Philippines. By tracing this history of communication between Spaniards and Tagalogs, Rafael maps the conditions that made possible both the emergence of a colonial regime and resistance to it. Originally published in 1988, this new paperback edition contains an updated preface that places the book in theoretical relation to other recent works in cultural studies and comparative colonialism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-226) and index.
Originally published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1988.