| Description |
xvi, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations, 1565-1835 -- 3. Frontiers, 1836-1920 -- 4. The Mind of Sugarlandia -- 5. Centrals, 1920-1934 -- 6. Quotas, 1935-1941 -- Appendix A. Philippine Sugar Exports, 1836-1920 -- Appendix B. Destination of Philippine Sugar Exports, 1840-1920 -- Appendix C. Letter from Antonio Villanueva to the Director of Lands, 1919 -- Appendix D. Letter from G. Seaver to Archibald Harrison, 1918 -- Appendix E. Elected Provincial Officials Representing Western Negros and Pampanga, 1919-1934 |
| Summary |
Larkin investigates the history of the two most important sugar-producing regions, Negros Occidental and Pampanga. He depicts the impact of colonial economic forces on the rise of the elite plantation-owning class, the subsequent gap that developed between the extraordinarily wealthy and the impoverished, and the nation's dependence on the international market. Larkin concludes that the sugar industry resulted in stunted economic development, wide cleavages among the Filipino people, and an imbalance of political power - all effects that are still felt today. Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society is an indispensable contribution to our understanding of Southeast Asian history and the industry vital to the evolution of the Philippines |
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The sugar industry has been a vital part of the economic and social life of modern Philippine society. Under Spanish and American colonialism, sugar cultivation and export became one of the chief commercial industries in the Philippines. Both the Filipino people and the colonizing forces participated in the sugar industry; a few profited enormously. John Larkin examines how the international sugar market and local culture forged two types of society, one based on plantation agriculture, the other on tenant farming |
| Analysis |
Philippines |
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Sugar Production |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index |
| Notes |
A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program |
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English |
| Subject |
Sugar trade -- Philippines -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Philippines -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100778
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Philippines -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100783
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Philippines -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97008239
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| LC no. |
92006325 |
| ISBN |
0520079566 (alk. paper) |
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