The Philippines: Islands of Enchantment captures all of the marvels and excitement to be found in cosmopolitan Manila and the tropical islands beyond—with beautiful photography and fascinating, informative text.
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Alfred "Krip" Yuson co-authored the original edition of the APA Insight Guide to the Philippines and does occasional travel writing.
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I got this hardbound book from my brother, and it contains a lot of photographs of cultural parades, and such. The book definately doesnt leave out practices, and even have pictures of rural areas and islands. They show how some areas have not really assimilated into the Western culture as adapted by the urban. This book shows the utopian side of the Philippines, but didnt really get into the details that while this is tropicana in its finest, the country is dangerous to visit as of late, and the lack of political history in the book is a bit dissapointing. I also have gotten weary of pictures showing Filipinos in their religious festivities garb, and the famous self-flogging during All Souls Day (seriously, Filipinos in middle of nowhere only do practice this) which I have seen on television, and was miffed to see this RARE scene in the book. Waste of pages.
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A much-quoted capsule history of the Philippines describes the country as having spent "three centuries in a convent and fifty years in Hollywood". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Visayan Islands, Holy Week, Santo Niño, Manila Bay, Mayon Volcano, Roman Catholic Church, Southeast Asia, United States, Bacolod City, Baguio City, Metro Manila New!
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A much-quoted capsule history of the Philippines describes the country as having spent "three centuries in a convent and fifty years in Hollywood". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rice terraces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Visayan Islands, Holy Week, Santo Niño, Manila Bay, Mayon Volcano, Roman Catholic Church, Southeast Asia, United States, Bacolod City, Baguio City, Metro Manila New!
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books:
- The Roots of the Filipino Nation by O. D. Corpuz in Back Matter
- Tropical Living: Contemporary Dream Houses in the Philippines by Elizabeth V. Reyes in Back Matter
- Tropical interiors by Elizabeth V. Reyes in Back Matter
- New Directions in Tropical Asian Architecture by Philip Goad in Back Matter
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