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Synopsis
BEGINNING IN 1565, SPANISH COLONISTS BUILT FORTIFICATIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR EMERGING SETTLEMENTS. OVER THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF COLONIAL RULE, A STRONG OF PERMANENT FORTIFICATIONS WAS BUILT THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO, NOT BYPASSING EVEN TINY AND REMOTE ISLANDS THIS DEFENSE NET WAS BUYILT TO CONTAIN PERCEIVED ENEMIES OF SPANISH HEGEMONY. WHILE FOCUSING ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF FORTIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTING THE ARCHITECTURAL INITIATIVE OF THE MILITARY AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, FORTRESS OF EMPIRE: SPANISH COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES 1565-1898 SITUATES THIS INITIATIVE IN THE SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL FORCES THAT CONSTRAINED PEOPLE TO MAKE THE PHILIPPINES A FORTIFIED ARCHIPELAGO. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND INSIGHTFUL TEXT.
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- PublisherBookmark
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 9715691994
- ISBN 13 9789715691994
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages209
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