{"product_id":"9780813079219-the-archaeology-of-early-colonial-manila","title":"The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Hybrid City in Global History\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Manila played a critical role in economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West during the 16th and 17th centuries, little is known about what life was like for its residents at this time. In this book, Ellen Hsieh documents how Manila was transformed by Spanish colonists’ arrival and how the city shaped the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA view into the diverse culture of the Philippines in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Manila, capital city of the  Philippines, played a critical role in economic and cultural exchanges  between the East and the West during the sixteenth and seventeenth  centuries, little is known about what life was like for its residents  during this time. In this book, Ellen Hsieh uses archaeological,  historical, and ethnographic resources to document the ways Manila was  transformed by the arrival of Spanish colonists in 1571 and how the city  in turn shaped the modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManila was uniquely  positioned as a crossroads in the networks of Southeast Asia, East Asia,  and Iberia, resulting in a hybridized culture where colonial Spanish,  Indigenous Tagalog, and overseas Chinese groups exchanged goods and  ideas. In \u003cem\u003eThe Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila\u003c\/em\u003e, Hsieh  analyzes material goods such as ceramics from Intramuros (the Spanish  walled city) and Parian (the Chinese quarter) and illustrations from the  Boxer Codex—a Spanish manuscript featuring images of people in the  Philippines and surrounding areas—to illuminate the diversity of Manila  society and to unravel the intricate power dynamics among these ethnic  groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBridging the gap in research between pre-Spanish  and late colonial periods and amplifying the voices of non-elite,  diasporic, and colonized communities often overlooked in historical  documents, Hsieh provides an important focus on Manila’s contributions  to world history during a period of intense globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55707302887798,"sku":"9780813079219","price":69.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38209952_b3d6776f-28af-48b6-a780-c7d77094bd5b.jpg?v=1763814188","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813079219-the-archaeology-of-early-colonial-manila","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}