from his socially insightful and politically charged films to his innovations in commercial genres
seminars and intellectual interactions with students
Singapore's houses create pleasure from the tropical climate
His thorough research and deep understanding of Philippine history enrich the text
when one can sense his emotions rising roughly to the surface of his paintings and drawings in raw and unrestrained bursts of impassioned force
Clothing the Colony: 19th century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896 Government and Politics from his socially insightful andWinner, 39th National Book Award for Best Book on History This book is, to date, the most comprehensive and rigorously researched study on the forms of dress worn by almost all types and classes of inhabitants of the Philippines under Spain from 1820 to 1896. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it systematically and perspicaciously shows the inextricable links between these attires and the rapidly changing economic, political, religious, and social