A history of the Philippines : from Indios Bravos to Filipinos / Luis H. Francia.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-347) and index.

The islands before the cross, pre-1521 -- Expeditions, entrenchment, and Spanish colonial rule, 1521-1862 -- From Indio to Filipino : emergence of a nation, 1862-1898 -- Americanization and Its discontents, 1899-1946 -- The republic : perils of independence, 1946-1972 -- The republic : the strongman and the housewife, 1972-1992 -- Quo vadis, Philippines.

Traces the history of the Philippines from pre-colonial communities to the current multi-cultural society, covering the advent of Spanish-style Roman Catholicism, the 1899 Philippine-American War and World War II, conflicts that began and ended United States occupations, and other events that shaped the development of the country.