Reynaldo Ileto: The Subaltern, National History, and Colonial Knowledge
By Davisakd Puaksom
Introduction by Chalong Soontravanich
Awarded Honorable Mention in the Non-Fiction Category, National Book Awards (OBEC).
An essential excavation of the "history from below" and a searing critique of the colonial structures that silence the marginalized.
Reynaldo Ileto: The Subaltern, National History, and Colonial Knowledge marks a significant milestone in the expansion of Philippine Studies within the regional academic landscape. Authored by Davisakd Puaksom—Associate Professor of History at Naresuwan University—this work offers a rigorous intellectual biography and critical analysis of Professor Reynaldo Ileto, a Filipino historian of international renown whose work redefined the boundaries of Southeast Asian historiography.
Spanning five decades of Philippine history, society, and intellectual evolution, this volume meticulously examines Ileto’s scholarly contributions. The core of Ileto’s significance lies in his "reclamation of collective memory," restoring the agency of the subaltern—the marginalized masses who refused to be mere victims of history. By deconstructing the long-standing colonial knowledge that has dominated mainstream Philippine narratives, Puaksom demonstrates how Ileto’s work serves as a powerful counter-discourse against institutionalized erasures.
This book is more than a survey of one man’s career; it is a profound exploration of how a nation remembers itself and how the voices of the oppressed can transform the architecture of national history.
// Table of Contents //
Introduction: The World and Life of Reynaldo Ileto
Chapter 1: The Life of Datu Uto of Buayan: A Prelude to a Historian's Journey
Chapter 2: Pasyon and Revolution: Philippine History from the Perspective of the Subaltern
Chapter 3: The Research Project on "History and Nation-Building in the Philippines"
Chapter 4: Orientalism and the Production of Colonial Knowledge
Epilogue: Philippine Historiography in the Shadow of Ileto
Details
▪️Format : Paperback
▪️Piyavit Tepumnuaysakul : Editor
▪️Designed by ● SM STUDIO | Chirawat Rotaim ●
▪️Published : September 2017
▪️Length : 368 pages
▪️ISBN : 978-616-7196-78-7
▪️Dimensions (in) : 5.25 x 8.25
▪️Price : 350 THB
