Making Moros : Imperial Historicism and American Military Rule in the Philippines' Muslim South

Making Moro s offers a unique look at the colonization of Muslim subjects during the early years of American rule in the southern Philippines. Hawkins argues that the ethnological discovery, organization, and subsequent colonial engineering of Moros was highly contingent on developing notions of time, history, and evolution, which ultimately superseded simplistic notions about race. He also argues that this process was highly collaborative, with Moros participating, informing, guiding, and even investing in their configuration as modern subjects. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources from both the United States and the Philippines, Making Moros presents a series of compelling episodes and gripping evidence to demonstrate its thesis. Readers will find themselves with an uncommon understanding of the Philippines’ Muslim South beyond its usual tangential place as a mere subset of American empire. __Making Moro__s offers a unique look at the colonization of Muslim subjects during the early years of American rule in the southern Philippines. Hawkins argues that the ethnological discovery, organization, and subsequent colonial engineering of Moros was highly contingent on developing notions of time, history, and evolution, which ultimately superseded simplistic notions about race. He also argues that this process was highly collaborative, with Moros participating, informing, guiding, and even investing in their configuration as modern subjects. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources from both the United States and the Philippines, __Making Moros__ presents a series of compelling episodes and gripping evidence to demonstrate its thesis. Readers will find themselves with an uncommon understanding of the Philippines’ Muslim South beyond its usual tangential place as a mere subset of American empire. This Book Offers A Unique Look At The Colonial Creation Of Muslim Subjects During The Early Years Of American Rule In The Southern Philippines. It Examines The Islamic Philippines During Its Most Formative Period In Modernity--a Period Indispensible To Discussions Of Integration In The Filipino Islamic South-- Introduction -- Imperial Taxonomies -- Disruptions -- Capitalism As Panacea -- Modernity, Colonial Guilt, And The Price Of Transcendent Progress -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: The American Military Period In Historical Memory. Michael C. Hawkins. Published By The Northern Illinois University Press In Conjunction With The Center For Southeast Asian Studies, Dekalb, Illinois--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 173-181) And Index. Looks at the colonization of Muslim subjects during the early years of American rule in the southern Philippines. This book argues that the ethnological discovery, organization, and colonial engineering of Moros was highly contingent on developing notions of time, history, and evolution, which ultimately superseded simplistic notions about race. "This book offers a unique look at the colonial creation of Muslim subjects during the early years of American rule in the southern Philippines. It examines the Islamic Philippines during its most formative period in modernity--a period indispensible to discussions of integration in the Filipino Islamic South"-- Provided by publisher Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1-Imperial Taxonomies -- 2-Disruptions -- 3-Capitalism as Panacea -- 4-Modernity, Colonial Guilt, and the Priceof Transcendent Progress -- Conclusion -- Epilogue-The American Military Period in Historical Memory -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index