{"product_id":"the-subversive-9780393004496","title":"The Subversive","description":"\u003cp\u003eJos  Rizal has a good claim to being the first Asian nationalist. An extremely talented Malay born a hundred years ago in a small town near Manila, educated partly in the Philippines and partly in Europe, Rizal inspired the Filipinos by his writing and example to make the first nationalist revolution in Asia in 1896. Today the Philippines revere Rizal as their national hero, and they regard his two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Eden (Noli Me Tangere)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Subversive (El Filibusterismo)\u003c\/i\u003e as the gospel of their nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Subversive\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1891, is strikingly timely today. New nations emerging in Africa and Asia are once again in conflict with their former colonial masters, as were the Filipinos with their Spanish rulers in Rizal's day. \u003ci\u003eThe Subversive\u003c\/i\u003e poses questions about colonialism which are still being asked today: does a \"civilizing mission\" justify subjection of a people? Should a colony aim at assimilation or independence? If independence, should it be by peaceful evolution or force of arms?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the seriousness of its theme, however, \u003ci\u003eThe Subversive\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a political novel. It is a romantic, witty, satirical portrait of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines at the end of the nineteenth century, written in the tradition of the great adventure romances. The translation by Leon Ma. Guerrero, Philippine ambassador to the Court of St. James, conveys the immediacy of the original, and makes this important work available to a new generation of readers. His translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is also available in the Norton Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393004496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Jos\u0026#233; Rizal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636843573404,"sku":"9780393004496","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_967336e9-65dc-48a2-b8e7-9ff5fd6c4705.jpg?v=1603843125","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-subversive-9780393004496","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}