Manila, 1900-1941: Social Change In A Late Colonial Metropolis
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In the first four decades of the twentieth century, Manila was a city in transformation — a bustling colonial metropolis caught between the dying grip of Spanish tradition and the aggressive modernising ambitions of American imperial rule. Manila, 1900–1941: Social Change in a Late Colonial Metropolis chronicles this remarkable urban evolution, mapping the shifting contours of class, ethnicity, and spatial organisation that reshaped one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic cities. Daniel F. Doeppers meticulously details how population growth, economic restructuring, and the rise of a nascent Filipino middle class fundamentally altered the social fabric of Manila across four turbulent decades. Drawing on an impressive breadth of archival and cartographic sources — as evidenced by the detailed maps of Metropolitan Manila reproduced within — Doeppers applies a rigorous historical-geographical methodology that situates Manila within broader debates about colonialism, urbanisation, and modernity in the developing world. Published as part of Yale University Southeast Asia Studies' Monograph Series, this work stands as a landmark contribution to Philippine historiography, offering a nuanced portrait of a society on the precipice of independence and war. For anyone seeking to understand the deep historical roots of Manila's modern identity, this volume presents an indispensable and compelling starting point.
Author: Daniel F. Doeppers
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the first four decades of the twentieth century, Manila was a city in transformation — a bustling colonial metropolis caught between the dying grip of Spanish tradition and the aggressive modernising ambitions of American imperial rule. Manila, 1900–1941: Social Change in a Late Colonial Metropolis chronicles this remarkable urban evolution, mapping the shifting contours of class, ethnicity, and spatial organisation that reshaped one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic cities. Daniel F. Doeppers meticulously details how population growth, economic restructuring, and the rise of a nascent Filipino middle class fundamentally altered the social fabric of Manila across four turbulent decades. Drawing on an impressive breadth of archival and cartographic sources — as evidenced by the detailed maps of Metropolitan Manila reproduced within — Doeppers applies a rigorous historical-geographical methodology that situates Manila within broader debates about colonialism, urbanisation, and modernity in the developing world. Published as part of Yale University Southeast Asia Studies' Monograph Series, this work stands as a landmark contribution to Philippine historiography, offering a nuanced portrait of a society on the precipice of independence and war. For anyone seeking to understand the deep historical roots of Manila's modern identity, this volume presents an indispensable and compelling starting point.