Clothing the Colony: 19th century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896 Government and Politics seminars and intellectual interactions with

seminars and intellectual interactions with students

finds himself wandering the streets

It reminds us to take stock of our own relationship with the unappreciated elders in our family

His thorough research and deep understanding of Philippine history enrich the text

from his socially insightful and politically charged films to his innovations in commercial genres

Clothing the Colony: 19th century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896 Government and Politics seminars and intellectual interactions withWinner, 39th National Book Award for Best Book on History This book is, to date, the most comprehensive and rigorously researched study on the forms of dress worn by almost all types and classes of inhabitants of the Philippines under Spain from 1820 to 1896. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it systematically and perspicaciously shows the inextricable links between these attires and the rapidly changing economic, political, religious, and social