| Description |
v, 176 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The Morion as a Stranger / Teruya Adachi -- 3. Compadrazgo: Culture as Performance / Paul Mathews -- 4. Hard to Imagine: A Puzzle in the History of Philippine Nationalism / Benedict Anderson -- 5. Philippine Studies and the New Ethnography / Raul Pertierra -- 6. Women and Contemporary Philippine Theater: "Usapang Babae" or "Women Speaking" / Priscelina Patajo-Legasto -- 7. The Legitimating Aspects of Colonial Discourse: A Philippine Example / Andrei Adamkiewicz |
| Summary |
The papers in this collection represent a wide range of interests drawn from the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, politics and literary studies. What they have in common is an attempt to better understand contemporary Philippine reality. This reality is a consequence of both internal and external conversations and power structures. All of them demonstrate how adept Filipinos are in re-interpreting often externally imposed institutions or understanding for their own internal needs. They likewise show that culture is an ever-changing flux of interpretations and practices, contestations and agreements built around disputable central or core values and norms. The essays provide interesting material to help us determine whether there is any meaning in speaking of a Malay world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Philippines.
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Women in the theater -- Philippines.
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| SUBJECT |
Philippines -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100774
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Philippines -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116573
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| Author |
Pertierra, Raul, 1941-
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Ugarte, Eduardo F.
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| LC no. |
96946151 |
| ISBN |
9715420443 |
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