This book illuminates the implications of the USA's final phase of colonial rule in the Philippine Islands. It explores the Filipino side of decolonisation and the management of the built environment in the years immediately prior to self-rule.
This book illuminates the implications of the USA's final phase of colonial rule in the Philippine Islands. It explores the Filipino side of decolonisation and the management of the built environment in the years immediately prior to self-rule.
Ian Morley is an Associate Professor based in the Department of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A graduate of the Centre for Urban History, Leicester University, UK, and the School of Architectural Studies, University of Sheffield, UK, he has published widely on the American colonial urban environment in the Philippines. The former book review editor for Urban Morphology: Journal of the International Seminar on Urban Form, he is currently the Vice President of the International Planning History Society. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Royal Asiatic Society, and Royal Society of Arts.
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List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Reshaping the Nation and Public Works: A Précis Social Evolution, Foreign Influences, and Modernity in Philippine Cities, 1935-46 A Political and Philosophical Watershed: The Philippine Constitution, 1935 The Evolution of the Colonial-Built Fabric in the Philippines, 1898-1935 Decolonisation The Structure of the Book Chapter 2: A New Capital City for a New Nation The Constitution Convention and the Nature of the 1935 Constitution Quezon City: A Distinct City for an Evolving Country Planning Evolution in Quezon City: The 1941 and 1949 Plans The Park and Road Systems, and the Creation of Neighbourhood Units Public Buildings and Architectural Modernism Conclusion Chapter 3: Manila and the Provinces Beyond Quezon City: Urban Planning During the Age of the Commonwealth Manila's Development and Antonio Toledo's Professional Footprint The Return to, and Advancement of, Daniel Burnham's Plan for Manila Renewing Manila: The Built Fabric and Fire Planning in the Provinces Housing and Planning in the Provinces Chapter 4: The Japanese Occupation Japan, the Philippines, the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, and Pan-Asianism The Japanese Occupation and the Evaluation of the Philippine-Built Fabric Governing the Towns and Cities Rebooting The Pensionados Program Neighbourhood Associations The Challenge and Opportunity Aligned to Post-War Rebirth Chapter 5: National Independence, Post-War Reconstruction, Urban Betterment and Planning A New Nation Looking Forward, Hesitantly The Planning of Roads Planning for New Housing Districts New Rulings and the Problem of Their Implementation Conclusion References Index
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Reshaping the Nation and Public Works: A Précis Social Evolution, Foreign Influences, and Modernity in Philippine Cities, 1935-46 A Political and Philosophical Watershed: The Philippine Constitution, 1935 The Evolution of the Colonial-Built Fabric in the Philippines, 1898-1935 Decolonisation The Structure of the Book Chapter 2: A New Capital City for a New Nation The Constitution Convention and the Nature of the 1935 Constitution Quezon City: A Distinct City for an Evolving Country Planning Evolution in Quezon City: The 1941 and 1949 Plans The Park and Road Systems, and the Creation of Neighbourhood Units Public Buildings and Architectural Modernism Conclusion Chapter 3: Manila and the Provinces Beyond Quezon City: Urban Planning During the Age of the Commonwealth Manila's Development and Antonio Toledo's Professional Footprint The Return to, and Advancement of, Daniel Burnham's Plan for Manila Renewing Manila: The Built Fabric and Fire Planning in the Provinces Housing and Planning in the Provinces Chapter 4: The Japanese Occupation Japan, the Philippines, the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, and Pan-Asianism The Japanese Occupation and the Evaluation of the Philippine-Built Fabric Governing the Towns and Cities Rebooting The Pensionados Program Neighbourhood Associations The Challenge and Opportunity Aligned to Post-War Rebirth Chapter 5: National Independence, Post-War Reconstruction, Urban Betterment and Planning A New Nation Looking Forward, Hesitantly The Planning of Roads Planning for New Housing Districts New Rulings and the Problem of Their Implementation Conclusion References Index
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