Description
313pp., softbound, fully illustrated in colour, with texts and numerous coloured illustrations. ISBN: 978-971-538-373-8
This edited volume explores the British Invasion of Manila and Cavite in 1762, offering a collection of articles that highlight the enduring impact of this historical event on the Spanish-ruled Philippines. Based on proceedings from the Annual Philippine Studies Conference at SOAS University of London, the articles contribute to the historical discourse by focusing on unconventional sources of knowledge production and creating a resource book of primary source materials as references for further study. Going beyond methodologies and historical narratives produced by centres of power, the volume expands the Occupation’s geographic influence from Batanes to Sulu, looks into the socio-economic losses, reversals, and new opportunities leading to and after the invasion, and advances more productive ways of historicising the occupation by centering on issues of local agency and resistance. This article is repeated in The Murillo Bulletin, Journal of PHIMCOS, Issue No. 18 of 2024 under the topic “The 1762 British Invasion of Spanish-Ruled Philippines – book review” by Peter Geldart.
