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Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule

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Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule - Rafael, Vicente L
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In an innovative mix of history, anthropology, and post-colonial theory, Vicente L. Rafael examines the role of language in the religious conversion of the Tagalogs to Catholicism and their subsequent colonization during the early period (1580-1705) of Spanish rule in the Philippines. By tracing this history of communication between Spaniards and Tagalogs, Rafael maps the conditions that made possible both the emergence of a colonial regime and resistance to it. Originally published in 1988, this new paperback edition ...

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Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule 1992, Duke University Press

ISBN-13: 9780822313410

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