Back to the Philippines » Philippine history http://www.backtothephilippines.com An Overseas Filipino Returns Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:31:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Learning more about Philippine History http://www.backtothephilippines.com/are-you-interested-in-the-history-of-the-philippines/ http://www.backtothephilippines.com/are-you-interested-in-the-history-of-the-philippines/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:31:00 +0000 mixxy http://backtothephilippines.com/news/are-you-interested-in-the-history-of-the-philippines/ Do you want to refresh your knowledge of Philippine history? Or perhaps you’ve never visited the country but would like some background information. Did you know that there is a wealth of information available in the internet and most of it is free. I could not believe that I was able to find these Filipino classics downloadable:

Noli Me Tangere (in Dutch)
This the National Hero Jose Rizal’s most famous and greatest work. It is fiction but it mirrors the life under Spanish colonization. This is part of the curriculum in Filipino secondary education.

The Reign of Greed (El Filibusterismo in English)
This is the sequel to Noli Me Tangere and is normally taught to Senior high school students in the Philippines.

Here are really old e-books of really old history books you might be enthralled to see and they are all downloadable:

Manila and Philippines Hamm, Margherita Arlina, 1871-1907

A History of the Philippines Barrows, David Prescott, 1873-1954

And that is not all, in the site Internet Archive, if you enter “Philippines” in your keyword search you would find all sorts of old and new historical books and even videos and movies contributed by individuals all around the world.

However, some of you may want an actual book to read in bed or want the latest publications about Philippine history or culture. Here are examples of books and media I have found to be interesting:

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