Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule

Rafael, Vicente L.

ISBN 10: 0822313413 / ISBN 13: 9780822313410

Published by Duke University Press, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822313413
• ISBN 13: 9780822313410
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Vicente L. Rafael is Professor of History at the University of Washington. He is the author of The Promise of the Foreign: Nationalism and the Technics of Translation in the Spanish Philippines and White Love and Other Events in Filipino History, both also published by Duke University Press.