Governor of the Cordillera : : John C. Early among the Philippine Highlanders / / Shelton Woods.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Woods, Shelton,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: NIU Southeast Asian Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (294 p.) :; 10 b&w halftones, 3 maps

Governor of the Cordillera tells the story of an American colonial official in the Philippines who took the unpopular position of defending the rights of the Igorots, was fired in disgrace, and made a triumphal return. During the first fifteen years of colonial rule (1898-1913), a small group of Americans controlled the headhunting tribes who were wards of the nascent colonial government. These officials ignored laws, carved out fiefdoms, and brutalized (or killed) those who challenged their rule. John Early was cut from a different cloth. Battling colleagues and supervisors over their treatment of the mountain people, Early also had run-ins with lowland Filipino leaders like Manuel Quezon. Early's return as Governor of the entire Cordillera was celebrated by all the tribes.In Governor of the Cordillera Shelton Woods combines biography with colonial history. He includes a discussion on the exhibition of the Igorots at the various fairs in the US and Europe, which Early tried to stop. The life of John Early is a testament to navigating political and racial divides with integrity.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Map of the Philippine Islands -- Map of the Mountain Province’s seven subprovinces and their capitals (1918) -- Map of the Kalinga subprovince (1911) -- GOVERNOR OF THE CORDILLERA -- Introduction -- Part One: John Early’s Path to the Igorots (1521–1906) -- 1. The Making of a Governor -- 2. Eight Million Souls for Twenty Million Dollars -- 3. War and Colonial Policies -- 4. The Discovery of the Igorots -- 5. The Philippine Constabulary -- Part Two: The Creation of Mountain Province (1906–1908) -- 6. John Early in the Cordillera -- 7. Dean Worcester and the Making of Mountain Province -- 8. Early’s Move to Bontoc: Teaching, Bricks, and Olympics -- 9. Lieutenant Governor of Amburayan -- 10. Lieutenant Governor of Bontoc -- Part Three: Conflict (1910–1911) -- 11. Alcohol, Labor, and Land -- 12. The Problem of Kalinga and the Hale Solution -- 13. The Bacarri Problem -- 14. The Bacarri Massacre -- 15. The Report -- 16. Igorots on Display -- 17. Schneidewind Meets His Match -- 18. New Players, New Problems -- 19. Early’s Last Stand -- 20. Tragedy in Europe -- Part Four: Banishment, Politics, War, and Scandals (1911–1921) -- 21. Early’s Exile South -- 22. Changes in Mountain Province -- 23. Colonial Policies: Harrison, Osmeña, and Quezon -- 24. World War I and a Troubled Yet Vibrant Economy -- 25. Marriages and Scandals -- 26. Wilson’s Parting Shot and the Republicans Return -- Part Five: Sweet Dreams and Nightmares Come True (1922–1932) -- 27. The Wood-Forbes Mission -- 28. Governor-General Wood -- 29. Vindication -- 30. Political Deadlock -- 31. “We Felt It Was Our Duty to Confirm Him” -- 32. Henry Stimson -- 33. Dark Days -- 34. Advisor to the Governor-General -- 35. Vice-Governor -- 36. “Please Write Your Story” -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index