Clash of Spirits: History of Power and Sugar Planter Hegemony on a Visayan Island by Filomeno V. Aguilar
English | 31 Dec. 1998 | ISBN: 0824820827, 0824819926 | 328 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 31 Dec. 1998 | ISBN: 0824820827, 0824819926 | 328 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
This text illuminates the oral traditions of the Philippines and the convergence of capitalism and the indigenous spirit world. The author examines the social relations, cultural meanings and political struggles surrounding the rise of sugar haciendas on Negros during the late Spanish colonial period, and their subsequent transformation under the aegis of the American colonial state.