The Discovery Of The Igorots: Spanish Contacts With The Pagans Of Northern Luzon
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before the modern world took notice, the mountain peoples of Northern Luzon had already etched a formidable presence into the highlands of the Philippines — and The Discovery of the Igorots: Spanish Contacts with the Pagans of Northern Luzon chronicles the dramatic collision between Spanish colonial ambition and the fiercely independent Igorot communities that refused to be subdued. William Henry Scott reconstructs the early encounters between Spanish missionaries, soldiers, and administrators and the indigenous highland peoples of the Cordillera, drawing on extensive archival research to paint a vivid portrait of cultural confrontation, misunderstanding, and resilience across centuries of colonial history. Scott, one of the most respected historians of Philippine studies, writes with meticulous scholarly authority while maintaining an accessible and compelling narrative voice that brings long-forgotten colonial dispatches and ecclesiastical records to life. This revised edition stands as an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the roots of Igorot identity and the complex legacy of Spanish colonialism in Southeast Asia — and it raises a haunting question that lingers well beyond its final pages: who, in truth, was discovering whom?
Author: William Henry Scott
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before the modern world took notice, the mountain peoples of Northern Luzon had already etched a formidable presence into the highlands of the Philippines — and The Discovery of the Igorots: Spanish Contacts with the Pagans of Northern Luzon chronicles the dramatic collision between Spanish colonial ambition and the fiercely independent Igorot communities that refused to be subdued. William Henry Scott reconstructs the early encounters between Spanish missionaries, soldiers, and administrators and the indigenous highland peoples of the Cordillera, drawing on extensive archival research to paint a vivid portrait of cultural confrontation, misunderstanding, and resilience across centuries of colonial history. Scott, one of the most respected historians of Philippine studies, writes with meticulous scholarly authority while maintaining an accessible and compelling narrative voice that brings long-forgotten colonial dispatches and ecclesiastical records to life. This revised edition stands as an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the roots of Igorot identity and the complex legacy of Spanish colonialism in Southeast Asia — and it raises a haunting question that lingers well beyond its final pages: who, in truth, was discovering whom?