The Archaeology of Pericolonialism: Responses of the “Unconquered” to Spanish Conquest and Colonialism in Ifugao, Philippines

@article{Acabado2017TheAO,
  title={The Archaeology of Pericolonialism: Responses of the “Unconquered” to Spanish Conquest and Colonialism in Ifugao, Philippines},
  author={Stephen B. Acabado},
  journal={International Journal of Historical Archaeology},
  year={2017},
  volume={21},
  pages={1-26}
}
  • Stephen B. Acabado
  • Published 1 March 2017
  • History
  • International Journal of Historical Archaeology
Pericolonial archaeology investigates areas where European military conquests were unsuccessful, but were economically and politically affected by conquests and subsequent colonial activities in adjacent regions. By using a case study from the Philippines, this article focuses on the responses of indigenous peoples in the highland Philippines who appear to have resisted Spanish cooptation. The archaeological record suggests that economic and political intensification occurred in Ifugao… 
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