Contracting Colonialism: Translation and Christian Conversion in Tagalog Society Under Early Spanish Rule

"Contracting Colonialism...establishes itself as an authoritative model for any historical and political inquiry into colonialism, Christian conversion, and the local, indigenous responses to these processes. Beautifully and playfully written, brilliantly layered..."

- Vicente Diaz, The Contemporary Profile

"This is a significant, original, and engaging book that should find an audience among those concerned with colonialism, discourse, and ideology."
- Renato Rosaldo, Standford University