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Culture & Society

Culture & Society

Learn more about how Filipinos live, work, and think across different eras and regions. These books examine social norms, family structures, pop culture, urban life, and changing values.

164 products

Barangay Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society by William Henry Scott (Front Cover)

Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society by William Henry Scott

$45 $60
Manila Men in the New World (Front Cover)

Manila Men in the New World by Floro L. Mercene

$40 $50
A Visual Guide to Philippine Folklore by Beatriz C. Alegre Front Cover

A Visual Guide to Philippine Folklore by Beatriz Alegre

$90
Traditional Medicinal in the Colonial Philippines: 16th to the 19th Century Revised Edition by Ma. Mercedes G. Planta Front cover

Traditional Medicinal in the Colonial Philippines: 16th to the 19th Century Revised Edition by Ma. Mercedes G. Planta

$60
Clothing the Colony: Nineteenth-Century Philippine Sartorial Culture, 1820-1896 (Front Cover)

Clothing the Colony by Stephanie Coo

$80
Hilot: The Science of the Ancient Filipino Healing Arts Front Cover

Hilot: The Science of the Ancient Filipino Healing Arts

$50
History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands Volume 1 (Front Cover)

History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands: Volume 1 of 3

$70
The Ultimate Filipino Adobo by Claude Tayag Front Cover

The Ultimate Filipino Adobo (2nd Edition) by Claude Tayag

$50
Weaving Culture The Invention of Colonial Art and Culture in the Philippines, 1565-1850 (Front Cover)

Weaving Cultures: The Invention of Colonial Art and Culture in the Philippines 1565-1850

$50
The Philippine is not a Small Country: Gideon Lasco Front Cover

The Philippines is Not a Small Country by Gideon Lasco

$50
Pugot: Head Taking, Ritual Cannibalism and Human Sacrifice in the Philippines By Narciso C. Tan (Front Cover)

Pugot: Head Taking, Ritual Cannibalism, and Human Sacrifice in the Philippines

$125
History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands Volume 3 (Front Cover)

History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands: Volume 3 of 3

$70
Siglo 20: A Century of Style and Design in the Philippines by Gerard Lico Front cover

Siglo 20: A Century of Style and Design in the Philippines by Gerard Lico

$75
Filipino Style (Front Cover)

Filipino Style by Rene Javellana, Fernando Zialcita, and Elizabeth Reyes

$120
Baybayin Front cover

Baybayin by Anji Milcah B. Resurreccion

$40
A Question of Heroes: By Nick Joaquin (Front Cover)

A Question of Heroes by Nick Joaquin

$50
Textiles in the Philippine Colonial Landscape Front Cover

Textiles in the Philippine Colonial Landscape by Sandra Castro

$30
History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands volume 2 (Front Cover)

History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands: Volume 2 of 3

$70
A History of the Philippines From Indios Bravos to Filipinos By Luis H. Francia (Front Cover)

A History of the Philippines: From Indios Bravos to Filipinos

$25
Looking for the Prehispanic Filipino: Revised Editon By William Henry Scott (Front Cover)

Looking for the Prehispanic Filipino (Revised Edition) by William Henry Scott

$40

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