The Treaty of Paris in 1898 initiated America's administration of the Philippines. By 1905, Manila had been replanned and the city of Baguio built as expressions of colonial sovereignty and as symbols of a society disassociating itself from its hitherto "uncivilized" existence. …
Modernity, nationhood, and Philippine cities -- Spanish colonialism, American imperialism, and the Philippines -- The city beautiful and the modern Philippine capital city -- Baguio : the United States' city beautiful in the Philippine uplands -- Regional capital plans and provi…
"The Treaty of Paris in 1898 initiated America's administration of the Philippines. By 1905, Manila had been replanned and the city of Baguio built as expressions of colonial sovereignty and as symbols of a society disassociating itself from its hitherto "uncivilized" existence.…