Excerpt from the book's preface:

"To write the history of Intramuros is to write the history of the Philippines. With all its challenges, difficulties, and ambiguous eras of colonial subjugation, revolutionary emancipation, foreign intrusions, indigenous agency, trade, commerce, and culture, the Walled City stands as a testament to the complex past of the nation."

Carlos Madrid Alvarez-Piner

Book Chapters: Maynila (Precolonial Times-1571), Insign y Siempre Leal Cuidad (The Spanish Period, 1571-1898), Reform and Revolution (1896-1898), A City Transformed (The American Period, 1898-1941), War and Destruction (The Japanese Period, 1941-1950), Resurrection and Restoration (1951 to the Present)

Jose Victor Z. Torres is a multi-awarded writer, Palanca award-winning playwright, and essayist. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Santo Tomas. He is currently a full professor at the Department of History of De la Salle University, where he also serves as associate director for Drama and History at the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center. His work with the Intramuros Administration led to the publication of his first book on the Walled City, Ciudad Murada: A Walk through Historic Intramuros (2005).

Publisher:

Vibal Foundation, Philippines

Publication Date:
2023

Format:
Softcover / 9 x 6 inches / 82 pages / Color

Language:
English

ISBN: 978-971-97-0851-3