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The Japanese occupation of the Philippines : a pictorial history. / Ricardo T. Jose, Lydia Yu-Jose.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Makati City : Ayala Foundation, Inc., c1997.Description: 258 p. : ill. 21 x 26 cmISBN:
  • 971-8551-21-2
Subject(s): Summary: This book offers glimpses of Filipino life under Japanese rule during the Second World War. This book compiles uncommon photographs culled from vintage newspapers, archives, and private collections. Instead of focusing on momentous events, the array of pictures imparts the nameless Filipino's stories of struggle and survival. Ordinary faces reveal terror, grief, hatred and endurance. The stirring images flow with the author's narrative that presents the overall scenario of the war years. His essays combine anecdotes with the highlights of the period, and thus provide a succinct but comprehensive portrayal of the times. This book urges readers to remember the Japanese Occupation, and come to terms with its indelible reality in the Filipino past.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Filipiniana Reference Filipiniana Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana Reference FR DS 686.4 .J772 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA0000284612

This book offers glimpses of Filipino life under Japanese rule during the Second World War. This book compiles uncommon photographs culled from vintage newspapers, archives, and private collections. Instead of focusing on momentous events, the array of pictures imparts the nameless Filipino's stories of struggle and survival. Ordinary faces reveal terror, grief, hatred and endurance. The stirring images flow with the author's narrative that presents the overall scenario of the war years. His essays combine anecdotes with the highlights of the period, and thus provide a succinct but comprehensive portrayal of the times. This book urges readers to remember the Japanese Occupation, and come to terms with its indelible reality in the Filipino past.

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