Cities and Nationhood: American Imperialism and Urban Design in the Philippines, 1898–1916 9780824875510

The Treaty of Paris in 1898 initiated America’s administration of the Philippines. By 1905, Manila had been replanned an

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Cities and Nationhood: American Imperialism and Urban Design in the Philippines, 1898–1916
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Modernity, Nationhood, and Philippine Cities
Chapter 2. Spanish Colonialism, American Imperialism, and the Philippines
Chapter 3. The City Beautiful and the Modern Philippine Capital City
Chapter 4. Baguio: The United States’ City Beautiful in the Philippine Uplands
Chapter 5. Regional Capital Plans and Provincial Civic Centers
Chapter 6. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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