{"product_id":"turn-of-the-century-1","title":"Turn of the Century","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTurn of the Century by Gilda Cordero-Fernando and Nik Ricio is a vivid, illustrated journey into Philippine life at the dawn of the 1900s, capturing a society caught between tradition and modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTurn of the Century is one of those rare books that makes history feel alive in the hand. Gilda Cordero-Fernando, with the artist and book designer Nik Ricio, recreates the texture of everyday life in the Philippines at the close of the 19th century—when carriages still rattled through Manila’s streets, but the telegraph and the tram were already signs of the world to come. It is a history not told through battles or politics, but through the ordinary details: the food on the table, the clothes in the wardrobe, the songs that drifted through parlors at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe book is richly illustrated, marrying Fernando’s playful but meticulous prose with Ricio’s evocative design. Together, they assemble a mosaic of an era that was both genteel and turbulent, colonial and yet unmistakably Filipino. We glimpse fiestas, family rituals, courtship, schooling, and even the small inventions and amusements that defined leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTo turn its pages is to step into a world on the cusp — half-Spanish, half-American, wholly Filipino — trying to understand itself as it entered the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by GCF Books in 1978\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e264 pages \/ Hardcover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Archivo 1984","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55907537354825,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/8196\/8969\/files\/TurnoftheCentury.jpg?v=1787056258","url":"https:\/\/archivo1984.com\/products\/turn-of-the-century-1","provider":"Archivo 1984","version":"1.0","type":"link"}