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History of the Philippines: A Captivating Guide to Philippine History (Asian Countries) Kindle Edition

by Captivating History (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Discover the fascinating Philippines in this captivating book on its history, from the origins of the archipelago’s first peoples until modern times.

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The Philippines is possibly the most intriguing nation of maritime Southeast Asia. The archipelago has almost eight thousand islands that form the apex of the Coral Triangle of the Asian Pacific, as well as abundant marine life that constitutes almost half of this magnificent area’s oceanic megadiversity. Created from volcanic activity, the archipelago offers everything from extensive beaches to tropical forests and Himalayan-type highlands. Lush valleys and world-renowned rice terraces nestle between the mountains and volcanoes. The Philippines boasts an overwhelming array of biodiversity, both fauna and flora, with many of the species being endemic. The islands have not always been as distant from the mainland, and as sea levels rose and fell during the ice ages, the Philippines became home to successive waves of migrants over the millennia. The Philippines is as old as it is beautiful, and it has produced one of the earliest examples of ancient humankind on Earth and provides a wealth of ancient artifacts from human civilizations, as well as prehistoric creatures.

The Philippines is further gifted with abundant mineral and metal resources, and in the Common Era, powerful Filipino principalities built upon foreign trade that emerged at strategic places on the ancient maritime trade routes. The Filipinos’ interactions with the Indianized kingdoms of Java and Sumatra merged with influences from Arabia and the Asian mainland. Trade, piracy, intermarriages, and cultural blending created a diverse and unique archipelagic culture. Once colonial influences arrived in the 16th century, the Philippines was mostly involved with the Sultanate of Brunei from Borneo, China, and Japan. Spanish colonists eventually had control of the Philippines—which they demarcated and named—by the late 1500s and retained suzerainty over the islands for over three hundred years. For the first half of the 20th century, the Americans controlled the Philippines, mostly as a strategic military stronghold. The Americans and Filipinos battled together to throw off Japanese occupation during the Second World War, and finally, in 1946, the Philippines became an independent state. Still heavily influenced by the West because of its history, the Filipino people are mostly Roman Catholic, and English is one of their primary languages. Beauty, history, and cultural diversity ensure this archipelago’s tradition as the “Pearl of the Orient Seas.”

In this book, you will learn:

That the Philippines is an area of biological and maritime megadiversity.
Why the islands have one of the oldest, multi-layered histories on Earth.
Why the Philippines was so attractive to colonizers.
How the Spanish managed to rule a diverse archipelago for over three centuries.
To understand the ongoing relationship between the United States and the Philippines.
Why the islands are ethnically and culturally abundant but still unified.
How history has created its own island regions of independent rule.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0957HNFFX
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 8247 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 163716341X

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Boram

This is a mustread for whoever loves the Philippines

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2021

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As a foreigner family who have been living in the Philippines more than 20 years, we recommend this book to others like us. There were like tons of informations we’ve missed though we live with Filipinos. Only now we could fully understand their culture and lifestyle. If it were not for this great book, we would still misunderstand them.. thanks to the author for focusing more on kind of the hidden stories on their history. And we like the conclusion which says “the Philippines has remained true to the Southeast Asian concept of unity in diversity.” This is really a great book you would not regret!

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Bevan

...noble effort....

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2021

A noble effort by 'Captivating History': this one encapsulates a complex history of the Philippines, with the benefit of in-depth research; but, while the telling of the story valiantly endeavors to retain the readers' interest, it does (on occasion) have a tendency to become unnecessarily wordy and lackluster. Plus, in the earlier times (necessarily?) rather a lot of conjecture.
One wonders at the significant impact on so many countries because of the Europeans who felt they had a 'god-given' right to just move into a foreign country and take it over - which happened several times to the Philippines.
The content is interesting if one perseveres.

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Marius-Cristian Sava

Philippines is an archipelago consisting of some 7,100 islands and islets.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021

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The history of the Philippines is known to have begun at least 709,000 years ago as suggested by the discovery of Pleistocene stone tools and butchered animal remains associated with hominin activity. Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. The earliest known modern human was from the Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 years. Negrito groups were the first inhabitants to settle in the prehistoric Philippines. By around 3000 BC, seafaring Austronesians reached the northern Philippines migrating southward from Taiwan.

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pspodnme

Excellent overview of the complex Filipino history

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

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I never knew that the Filipino history was so complex and had such a wide array of events that were noteworthy. This book gives me a greater appreciation of the rich history of the Philippines.

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Michael States

Seven to eight thousand islands...

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021

Even though we think of the Philippines as a nation, Matt Clayton's History of the Philippines gives us a detailed look at this archipelago bordered by the South China Sea, the Celebes Sea, and the Philippine Sea.

We have all heard of many of the islands that compose the Philippines from tales of the Southeast seas, but the Philippines have a long history starting before the Common Era.

The publication starts with a detailed description of the geology of this nation which sits on the noted Pacific Rim of Fire and expounds upon the Prehistoric Philippines and then brings us forward to the Spanish occupation which developed to acquire the resources of the islands and convert the indigenous people to Roman Catholicism. Spain competed against the French, the Dutch and the British.

Eventually, the Philippines revolted against Spain and allowed the introduction of the United States who also experienced a revolution from the Philippines who sought self-determination.

The islands provided a territorial advantage to military campaigns in the South China Sea and the Philippines became a key target in World War II between Japan and the United States. It is not well known that the Philippine president saved over a thousand Jewish people from Nazi Germany and resettled them in the Manila Metropolitan Area.

Matt Clayton ends with information about a post-war Philippines provides an extensive list of references.

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Val A. Balagot

300 Years in the Convent, 50 Years in Hollywood

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2021

In the Philippines, that adage sums up the history of the country. The 300 years alludes to the three centuries of Spanish rule, followed by the American system of government. The history of the Philippines is one of unity through diversity. Due to the widspread nature of it its 7100 islands and indiginous ethnic groups, the Philippines could have easily become a Muslim country if the Spanish colonizers were not successful in making inroads in unifying a majority of the country in the 16th and 17th centuries through trade and the Catholic religion. This book has the right amount of maps and illustrations to help in the historical narrative. The author takes pains to provide a geographical and anthropological overview of the country in relation to the South East Asian region. This book was a refresher of the history lessons I had growing up in the old country, and I appreciate the level of detail presented in narrating the roles of the major players in forming the country as we know it today. Of particular interest is the Reference and Image References sections, which abound in additional material and information at the click of a hyperlink. Not a just a history book, but also a look at how the forces combined in such a fascinating fashion to propel the Philippines to the world stage.

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JJH

Hard to get through

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023

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Not sure what happened in the writing of this book but seems like there was no real through line in the narrative. Was barely even a narrative to the history.

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Hunter Wallace

A Solid History of the Philippines

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021

With Captivating History at the helm, there is no doubt each book it releases will be spectacular. "History of the Philippines" substantiates as much through its illustrative prose, engaging content, and clear historical research.

Content-wise, this work features all major Philippine developments from prehistoric to modern times. Readers may know some, much, or none of this information. Regardless of how much background knowledge readers may or may not possess, however, there is enough content here to satisfy all levels of interest.

The historical research found within these pages, as with all of this author's releases, is first-rate. It is a genuine challenge to find any other author who goes to such great lengths for works of this capacity.

Captivating History always releases amazing texts. This one is no different, as demonstrated through its multifaceted nature. You do not want to miss the chance to read this book, folks!

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Excellent historical overview

Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2021

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I had taken Philippine history in college over 50 years ago and don't remember much of the details, just little bits here and there. This overview provides an easy-to-grasp big picture of the country's history, filling in some of the newer historical, anthropological, biological findings/learnings from the last several decades.
This is an excellent overview!

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Sehr präzise, informativ

Reviewed in Germany on June 13, 2023

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Sehr guter Überblick mit Zahlen knapp guter Schreibstil

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Gary Barbero

Informative, short history

Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2021

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Very good book, as with other books in this series, you get an informative guide to the history of the country, without being tossed into long, rambling dialogue.