Cities and Nationhood : American Imperialism and Urban Design in the Philippines, 1898-1916 /
Morley, Ian
Cities and Nationhood : American Imperialism and Urban Design in the Philippines, 1898-1916 / Ian Morley. - 1 online resource : 37 b&w illustrations
Frontmatter -- 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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The Treaty of Paris in 1898 initiated America's administration of the Philippines. By 1905, Manila had been replanned and the city of Baguio built as expressions of colonial sovereignty and as symbols of a society disassociating itself from its hitherto "uncivilized" existence. Against this historical backdrop, Ian Morley undertook a thorough investigation to elucidate the meaning of modern American city planning in the Philippines and examine its dissemination throughout the archipelago with respect to colonial governmental ideals, social advancement, and the shaping of national identity. By focusing on the forces of the early years of American colonial rule, Cities and Nationhood offers a historical paradigm that not only re-grounds our grasp of Philippine cities, but also illuminates complex national identity movements and city design practices that were evident elsewhere during the early 1900s.Cities and Nationhood places the design of Philippine cities within a framework of America's distinct religious and racial identity, colonial politics, and local cultural expansion. In doing so, it expands knowledge about city planning-its influence and role-within national development by providing valuable insights into the nature of Philippine society during an era when America felt morally compelled to enact progressive civilization by instruction and example. Producing a new understanding of the role of America's colonial mission, the City Beautiful modern of urban design and Philippine cities, and the inclusions and exclusions designed into their built forms, the author addresses two fundamental intellectual matters. First, the work recontextualizes the planning history of Philippine cities. Analysis of the ideals of nationalism and civility at a key period in Philippine history shifts scholarship on the plans of Philippine cities. Second, the book offers an example of how studies of city design can profitably embrace additional geographical, cultural, and chronological territories in order to rethink the abstract and tangible meaning of arranging urban places after major governmental changes and identity transitions have occurred.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824872922 9780824875510
10.1515/9780824875510 doi
Architecture, American--Philippines.
City planning--Political aspects--Philippines.
Colonial cities--Philippines.
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia.
HT169.P6 / .M67 2018
307.7609599
Cities and Nationhood : American Imperialism and Urban Design in the Philippines, 1898-1916 / Ian Morley. - 1 online resource : 37 b&w illustrations
Frontmatter -- 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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
The Treaty of Paris in 1898 initiated America's administration of the Philippines. By 1905, Manila had been replanned and the city of Baguio built as expressions of colonial sovereignty and as symbols of a society disassociating itself from its hitherto "uncivilized" existence. Against this historical backdrop, Ian Morley undertook a thorough investigation to elucidate the meaning of modern American city planning in the Philippines and examine its dissemination throughout the archipelago with respect to colonial governmental ideals, social advancement, and the shaping of national identity. By focusing on the forces of the early years of American colonial rule, Cities and Nationhood offers a historical paradigm that not only re-grounds our grasp of Philippine cities, but also illuminates complex national identity movements and city design practices that were evident elsewhere during the early 1900s.Cities and Nationhood places the design of Philippine cities within a framework of America's distinct religious and racial identity, colonial politics, and local cultural expansion. In doing so, it expands knowledge about city planning-its influence and role-within national development by providing valuable insights into the nature of Philippine society during an era when America felt morally compelled to enact progressive civilization by instruction and example. Producing a new understanding of the role of America's colonial mission, the City Beautiful modern of urban design and Philippine cities, and the inclusions and exclusions designed into their built forms, the author addresses two fundamental intellectual matters. First, the work recontextualizes the planning history of Philippine cities. Analysis of the ideals of nationalism and civility at a key period in Philippine history shifts scholarship on the plans of Philippine cities. Second, the book offers an example of how studies of city design can profitably embrace additional geographical, cultural, and chronological territories in order to rethink the abstract and tangible meaning of arranging urban places after major governmental changes and identity transitions have occurred.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824872922 9780824875510
10.1515/9780824875510 doi
Architecture, American--Philippines.
City planning--Political aspects--Philippines.
Colonial cities--Philippines.
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia.
HT169.P6 / .M67 2018
307.7609599