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The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) — Dean C. Worcester

The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2)

Dean C. Worcester

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 494 pages

This is the second volume of Dean C. Worcester's two-volume history of the Philippines. Drawing on his experience as an American colonial administrator, it surveys the islands' past and conditions in the early twentieth century, including indigenous peoples such as the Bontoc Igorot. It offers a detailed historical and ethnographic perspective for readers interested in the Philippines under American rule.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Contents Vol. II
  2. List of Illustrations Vol. II
  3. The Philippines Past and Present
  4. Chapter XIX Education
  5. Chapter XX The Exploration of Non-Christian Territory
  6. Chapter XXI The Government of the Non-Christian Tribes
  7. Chapter XXII The Government of the Non-Christian Tribes (Continued)
  8. Chapter XXIII Corrigenda
  9. Chapter XXIV Non-Christian Tribe Problems
  10. Chapter XXV Slavery and Peonage
  11. Chapter XXVI Murder As a Governmental Agency
  12. Chapter XXVII The Philippine Legislature
  13. Chapter XXVIII The Picturesque Philippines
  14. Chapter XXIX Rod, Shotgun and Rifle
  15. Chapter XXX Philippine Lands
  16. Chapter XXXI The Philippine Forests
  17. Chapter XXXII Improved Means of Communication
  18. Chapter XXXIII Commercial Possibilities of the Philippines
  19. Chapter XXXIV Peace and Prosperity
  20. Chapter XXXV Some Results of American Rule
  21. Chapter XXXVI Is Philippine Independence now Possible?
  22. Chapter XXXVII What Then?
  23. Appendix
  24. Index
  25. Colophon
  26. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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