Governor of the Cordillera

John C. Early among the Philippine Highlanders

Shelton Woods (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

294 Seiten

2023
Northern Illinois University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-6996-2 (ISBN)

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Governor of the Cordillera tells the story of an American colonial official in the Philippines who took the unpopular position of defending the rights of the Igorots, was fired in disgrace, and made a triumphal return. During the first fifteen years of colonial rule (1898–1913), a small group of Americans controlled the headhunting tribes who were wards of the nascent colonial government. These officials ignored laws, carved out fiefdoms, and brutalized (or killed) those who challenged their rule. John Early was cut from a different cloth. Battling colleagues and supervisors over their treatment of the mountain people, Early also had run-ins with lowland Filipino leaders like Manuel Quezon. Early's return as governor of the entire Cordillera was celebrated by all the tribes.

In Governor of the Cordillera Shelton Woods combines biography with colonial history. He includes a discussion on the exhibition of the Igorots at the various fairs in the US and Europe, which Early tried to stop. The life of John Early is a testament to navigating political and racial divides with integrity.

Shelton Woods is Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of East/Southeast Asian History at Boise State University.

Introduction

Part One: John Early's Path to the Igorots(1521–1906)

1. The Making of a Governor

2. Eight Million Souls for Twenty Million Dollars

3. War and Colonial Policies

4. The Discovery of the Igorots

5. The Philippine Constabulary

Part Two: The Creation of Mountain Province (1906–1908)

6. John Early in the Cordillera

7. Dean Worcester and the Making of Mountain Province

8. Early's Move to Bontoc: Teaching, Bricks, and Olympics

9. Lieutenant Governor of Amburayan

10. Lieutenant Governor of Bontoc

Part Three: Conflict (1910–1911)

11. Alcohol, Labor, and Land

12. The Problem of Kalinga and the Hale Solution

13. The Bacarri Problem

14. The Bacarri Massacre

15. The Report

16. Igorots on Display

17. Schneidewind Meets His Match

18. New Players, New Problems

19. Early's Last Stand

20. Tragedy in Europe

Part Four: Banishment, Politics, War, and Scandals (1911–1921)

21. Early's Exile South

22. Changes in Mountain Province

23. Colonial Policies: Harrison, Osmeña, and Quezon

24. World War I and a Troubled Yet Vibrant Economy

25. Marriages and Scandals

26. Wilson's Parting Shot and the Republicans Return

Part Five: Sweet Dreams and Nightmares Come True (1922–1932)

27. The Wood-Forbes Mission

28. Governor-General Wood

29. Vindication

30. Political Deadlock

31. "We Felt It Was Our Duty to Confirm Him"

32. Henry Stimson

33. Dark Days

34. Advisor to the Governor-General

35. Vice-Governor

36. "Please Write Your Story"

Epilogue

Erscheinungsdatum	07.06.2023
Reihe/Serie	NIU Southeast Asian Series
Zusatzinfo	10 Halftones, black and white; 3 Maps
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-5017-6996-0 / 1501769960
ISBN-13	978-1-5017-6996-2 / 9781501769962
Zustand	Neuware