Foregrounding the entangled history of China and the Philippines, Guingona brings to life an array of understudied, but influential characters, such as Filipino jazz musicians, magnetic Chinese swimmers, expert Filipino marksmen, leading Chinese educators, Philippine-Chinese bankers, Filipina Carnival Queens, and many others. Through archival research in multiple languages, this innovative study advances a more nuanced reading of world history, reframing our understanding of the first half of the twentieth century by bringing interactions between Asian people to the fore and minimizing the role of those who historically dominated global history narratives. Through methodologically distinct case studies, Guingona presents a critique of Eurocentric approaches to world/global history, shedding light on the interconnected history of China and the Philippines in a transformative period. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
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Contents
Introduction. Before a vast ocean
Shanghai's Filipinos and Manila's Chinese
Trumpets and ledgers
Achieving modernity by studying the Philippines
Achieving modernity by studying in the Philippines
Capital heroes and a Hokkien nation
Seeking salvation and a Chinese nation
Coalescence : 1921, a year of promise
Possibilities : meeting at Springfield's fields
Disintegration : the triangle offense
Conclusions. The ghosts of the present.
ISBN
9781009359207 (ebook)
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