Editor’s Note
Beating the Odds
Amando Doronila                                                                                                                                                                                                            i–ii

Peasants, Patrons and Cooperatives
Teresa Encarnacion Tadem                                                                                                                                                                                         1–27

History at the Service of the Nation-State
Gregory Bankoff                                                                                                                                                                                                           28–58

Nationalism and a ‘Usable Past’
Kathleen Weekley                                                                                                                                                                                                        59–82

Emancipation Within Culture
Raul Pertierra                                                                                                                                                                                                                83–100

The Illusions of a Cinematic President
Patrick Flores                                                                                                                                                                                                               101–119

Women Warriors: Empowered Women in Southeast Asian Literature
Thelma Kintanar                                                                                                                                                                                                          120–145

Histories and Texts
Caroline Hau                                                                                                                                                                                                                146–156

Changing Contexts of Urban Poor Struggles
Anna Marie Karaos                                                                                                                                                                                                     157–161

Illuminations of the Ordinary
Ricardo Abad                                                                                                                                                                                                              162–166

Notes on the Contributors