Towards a People's History - Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards based on the essay 'Towards a People's History' detailing concepts related to nationalist history, historiography, social development, and popular struggle in the Philippines.

Colonial Historiography

Historical writing by Spanish and American scholars that viewed Philippine history through the prism of their own colonial prejudices.

Spanish Frailocracy

The rule and dominant influence of the Spanish clerical orders over Philippine society during the colonial period.

Associated Man

Man living and working in collective association with other men in society, as opposed to man as an isolated individual.

History

The recorded struggle of people for ever-increasing freedom and for newer and higher realizations of the human person.

Motivators of History

The mass of human beings whose collective actions and struggles drive social change and development.

The Inarticulate in History

The working masses whose collective labor and sacrifices made civilizational achievements and historical victories possible, but whose individual deeds were rarely recorded.

Dialectical Relationship in History

The interdependent relationship between particularities (individuals, events, institutions) and the general historical process, where each is understood through the other.

Intellectual Decolonization

The process of liberating the mind from colonial education, myths, and foreign concepts to achieve a fuller, more balanced understanding of historical reality.

Demythologizing Philippine History

The initial task of exposing colonial myths, hero worship, and distortions to restore history to the people.

Superstructures

The totality of institutions, laws, customs, and prejudices that emerge in correspondence to the economic structure of society.

Unifying Thread of Philippine History

Filipino resistance to colonial oppression through continuous mass actions and struggles.

Motive Force

The rich tradition of struggle through mass actions that raises the political and economic consciousness of the people and transforms society.