Description
In Incomplete Conquests, Stephanie Joy Mawson uncovers the limitations of Spanish empire in the Philippines, unearthing histories of resistance, flight, evasion, conflict, and warfare from across the breadth of the Philippine archipelago during the seventeenth century. The Spanish colonization of the Philippines that began in 1565 has long been seen as heralding a new era of globalization, drawing together a multiethnic world of merchants, soldiers, sailors, and missionaries. Colonists sent reports back to Madrid boasting of the extraordinary number of souls converted to Christianity and the number of people paying tribute to the Spanish Crown. Such claims constructed an imagined imperial sovereignty and were not accompanied by effective consolidation of colonial control in many of the regions where conversion and tribute collection were imposed. Incomplete Conquests foregrounds the experiences of indigenous, Chinese, and Moro communities and their responses to colonial agents, weaving together stories that take into account the rich cultural and environmental diversity of this island world.
Author: Stephanie Joy Mawson
Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
Published: 07/15/2023
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781501770272
ISBN10: 1501770276
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | Asian Studies
- History | Modern | 17th Century
- Political Science | Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
About the Author
Stephanie Joy Mawson is a Research Fellow at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais at the University of Lisbon. Her work has been published in journals such as Past & Present and Ethnohistory.