David Prescott Barrows' History of the Philippines was published in 1904 as the first comprehensive account of the history of the islands, as presented right after the war between the Philippines and the United States. Outlining a colorful and interesting, as well as significantly objective interpretation of the history of the country, Barrows manages to place many of the most important historical events into perspective, while presenting a clear picture of the islands, as they were viewed during the turn of the 20th century. Barrows' presentation of the Philippines is not only a detailed account of the history of the various occupations of the islands, but the conflicts between the natives and nations such as Spain and America that they were mainly involved with. Also, one of the most important considerations of this book is that it portrays quite a comprehensive image of the world's history in reference to events happening in the Philippines at the same time. Examples include the complex issue of trade routes opened by the islands around the 1400s, when Christian nations were in search of routes that would not intrude on Muslim territories, or the state of the Filipino natives before the arrival of the Spanish, including details on their culture, language and traditions, and how they have altered under Spanish occupation. The History of the Philippines is presented in a lightweight fashion, without too much emphasis on dates and numbers, Barrows placing far more importance on the precise links and causes behind the events and influences that have led to the country's development in the precise state it was at the beginning of the1900s. Read more
A**L
Free but,,,
The book has little value for understanding the modern history of the Philippines. It is a reprint of an old textbook employed by the Americans in the Philippines soon after the American occupation. However, it may be of interest as an example of how the American's presented the history of the islands.
B**N
but did a fine job of covering the early explorers that created the ...
I found this book to be very enlightening. I had started reading Noli me Tangere, by Jose Rizal, and found myself asking what happened in Philippines before this, to cause the circumstances described by Jose Rizal. The book filled in all the blanks of nearly 400 years of occupation and the attempted conquests of the Philippine people by various European countries, and finally of the United States. Because this book was first published in 1905, it left out most modern history from the 20th century to today, but did a fine job of covering the early explorers that created the atmosphere that existed in the Philippines and the world at the time of Jose Rizal's Noli me Tangere.
E**R
Informative and a good read
A good book and interesting to read. Since I have traveled there several times I wanted to learn more about the history. This was a good book to increase my knowledge of the country.
R**O
Four Stars
Very exhaustive details of precolonial / colonial period.
D**S
conversational approach ... like your grandfather narrating events he's witnessed during his life
Copyright 1905.Relates Philippine history to worldwide events such as how the reformation movement influenced Catholicism in the Philippines and how Columbus's discovery of the Americas influenced exploration in Asia.
V**A
Outstanding reference college students.
Good reference material if you want to learn about the Philippines and her history. Also a good reference for college students or simply anyone who cares about Philippines.
R**I
Informative Book
It's an informative and interesting book. Learned a lot about this country and will be looking forward to reading more about it.
A**R
and this book inform me better how to understand my own country and to grow ...
first time I been reading history in my own country trough this book, and this book inform me better how to understand my own country and to grow up in the Philippines is normal to us to face the daily struggle around us. but never know how catholic influence the state until now and the influence of the American into pilipno people none of the younger generation understood why American still backing up the Philippines! in currently situation from politics to religion still present in the Philippines and still many of the Filipino don't understand the politics because they will blind of politics and religion? my only doubt in this book is that it's short of re-search revised it and tell the truth.
A**T
Five Stars
Very good read.
T**L
One Star
I never received the item.
M**A
More like a manifestation of the white man's burden
Barrows fails to recognize his US-centric bias in this "historical" account of the Philippines, and instead casts the Filipino people as uncivilized, childish, and...
S**O
This book is the classical book about Philippines.
This book is the classical book about Philippines. It published in 1904 right after the war between U.S. and Philippino.
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