In the rural southern Tagalog towns of Sariaya and Tiaong in Quezon province, late nineteenth-century Philippines comes to life in this densely detailed and richly layered book of the recollections of Doña Conchita. A useful reference for students and teachers of Philippine history as it provides flesh and character to the endless dates and names found in most textbooks.

The 1869 Nautical Magazine reports the completion of the Suez Canal and the Pacific Railroad and a proposed Channel Tunnel.

Has its close connections with academe enriched or diminished Philippine literature in English? Are there alternatives to academe as literary arbiters? How do contemporary Filipino women writers "perform" the modern wonder tale? These are some of the questions that Hidalgo asks in her latest book.

Getting food, water, and services to the millions who live in the world's few dozen megacities is one of the twenty-first century's most formidable challenges. This innovative history traces nearly a century in the life of the megacity of Manila to show how it grew and what sustained it. Focusing on the city's key commodities-rice, produce, fish, fowl, meat, milk, flour, coffee-Daniel F. Doeppers explores their complex interconnections, the changing ecology of the surrounding region, and the social fabric that weaves together farmers, merchants, transporters, storekeepers, and door-to-door vendors.