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Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in

Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule

Rafael, Vicente L. Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish
Rule. Hardbound edition, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988. Paperback edition, Durham, NC: Duke University
Press, 1993.

In an innovative mix of history, anthropology, and post-colonial theory, Vicente L. Rafael examines the role of language in the

religious conversion of the Tagalogs to Catholicism and their subsequent colonization during the early period (1580–1705) of

Spanish rule in the Philippines. By tracing this history of communication between Spaniards and Tagalogs, Rafael maps the

conditions that made possible both the emergence of a colonial regime and resistance to it. Originally published in 1988, this

new paperback edition contains an updated preface that places the book in theoretical relation to other recent works in cultural

studies and comparative colonialism.

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Status of Research or Work: Completed/published

People Involved: Vicente L. Rafael

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