Orientalists, propagandists, and ilustrados : Filipino scholarship and the end of Spanish colonialism /

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The writings of a small group of scholars known as the ilustrados are often credited for providing intellectual grounding for the Philippine Revolution of 1896. Megan C. Thomas shows that the ilustrados' anticolonial project of defining and constructing the "Filipino" involved Orienta...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thomas, Megan C. (Megan Christine), 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Ethnology > Philippines.
Ethnohistory > Philippines.
Philippine literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Orientalism > Philippines > History.
Ethnologie > Philippines.
Ethnohistoire > Philippines.
Littérature philippine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Orientalisme > Philippines > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Spanish colonies.
Colonization.
Diplomatic relations.
Ethnohistory.
Ethnology.
Historiography.
Orientalism.
Philippine literature.
Philippines > Colonization.
Philippines > Historiography.
Spain > Foreign relations > Philippines.
Philippines > Foreign relations > Spain.
Spain > Colonies > Asia.
Espagne > Relations extérieures > Philippines.
Philippines > Relations extérieures > Espagne.
Espagne > Colonies.
Asia.
Philippines.
Spain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Worldly Colonials: Ilustrado Thought and Historiography; 1. Locating Orientalism and the Anthropological Sciences: The Limits of Postcolonial Critiques; 2. The Uses of Ethnology: Thinking Filipino with "Race" and "Civilization"; 3. Practicing Folklore: Universal Science, Local Authenticity, and Political Critique; 4. Is "K" a Foreign Agent? Philology as Anticolonial Politics; 5. Lessons in History: The Decline of Spanish Rule, and Revolutionary Strategy; Conclusion: Politics and the Methods of Scholarly Disciplines; Notes; Index.

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