The historicism of Teodoro Agoncillo

Excerpt from the Foreword: This book originally entitle "The Contribution of Teodoro A. Agoncillo to Philippine Historiography" is launched in a fitting new title...In a sense, Agoncilo's historical works are not just additions to the numerous historical texts and literature on Philippine history. A close examination by Dr. Antonio C. Hila into the circumstances, method, and style of writing reveals a lot about Agoncillo the man, historian, and nationalist. It is the many-sided facets of one of the most controversial Filipino historians that come out as one goes through the author's reproduction of selected samples of the historian's works... Samuel K. Tan, Retired Professor of History, University of the Philippines, August 31, 2001