Author: Adeline KnappPublisher:
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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Hugh ChisholmPublisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
The Story of the Philippines for Use in the Schools of the Philippine Islands
Author: Adeline KnappPublisher:
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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A Short History of the Philippines
Author: Prescott Ford JerneganPublisher:
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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Public Education in the Philippine Islands
Author: Katherine Margaret CookPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A History of the Philippines ...
Author: David P. BarrowsPublisher:
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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Writings on American History
Author: The Miseducation of the Filipino
Author: Renato ConstantinoPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Bearers of Benevolence
Author: Mary Racelis HollnsteinerPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Modern Philippines
Author: Patricio N. AbinalesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 144086005X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Ideal for students, this comprehensive thematic encyclopedia focuses on the Philippines, an important archipelago nation in Southeast Asia. The Philippines is a nation that has experience being ruled by two separate colonial powers, home to a people who have had strong attachments to democratic politics, with a culture that is a rich mix of Chinese, Spanish, and American influences. What are important characteristics of contemporary daily life and culture in the Philippines today? This volume explores the geography, history, and society of this important island nation. Thematic chapters examine topics such as government and politics, history, food, etiquette, education, gender, marriage and sexuality, media and popular culture, music, art, and more. Each chapter opens with a general overview of the topic and is followed by alphabetically arranged entries that home in even closer on the topic. Sidebars and illustrations appear throughout the text, and appendixes cover a glossary, facts and figures, holidays chart, and vignettes that paint a picture of a typical "Day in the Life" of students and adults in the country. A bibliography rounds out the work. Modern Philippines is a comprehensive volume on this leading Southeast Asia island nation.
History of the Philippine Islands
Author: Antonio de MorgaPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (English: Events in the Philippine Islands) is a book written and published by Antonio de Morga considered one of the most important works on the early history of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. It was published in 1609 after he was reassigned to Mexico in two volumes by Casa de Geronimo Balli, in Mexico City.