Contracting colonialism from thesis to book to ebook
It is rare for scholarly books on Philippine history by Filipinos to remain in print twenty-five years after they were initially published. This research note examines the publishing history of Vicente Rafael’s Contracting Colonialism—from its origins as a doctoral thesis to its simultaneous publica...
| Published in: | Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Vol. 61, no. 4 (Dec. 2013), 495-506 |
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| Resource Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | It is rare for scholarly books on Philippine history by Filipinos to remain in print twenty-five years after they were initially published. This research note examines the publishing history of Vicente Rafael’s Contracting Colonialism—from its origins as a doctoral thesis to its simultaneous publication by a US and a Philippine university press to its current availability as an ebook via two different platforms–to explore possible reasons behind its longevity and influence. |
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| Physical Description: | illustrations, bibliography |