Includes bibliographical references and index. Macdonald, C. J-H., & Pesigan, G. M. (Ed.). (2000). Old ties and new solidarities : Studies on Philippine communities. Quezon City, Philippines : Ateneo De Manila University Press.

Introduction -- Ethnic communities: strategies and representations -- Levels of discourse in the Tausug Parang Sabil Epic -- Kalanguya Sung poetry as a cultural resource -- The social construction of ethnic names -- Local history and actors' strategies in an Ifugao Village -- Discriminating native traditions among the Mindanao Lumad -- Community among the Maguindanaons and other Muslim ethnic groups -- The politics of ethnicity among Ilokanos in Hawaii -- Professional, local, and religious communities: defining new solidarities -- Women politicians: equal but different? -- Barangay health workers and local government devolution -- Women folk religious leaders' discourse on Salvation and development -- Dissolving state responsibilities for forests in Northeast Luzon -- Self-expression and mutual sympathy in farming villages -- The church's nonreligious roles among Filipino Catholic migrant in Tokyo -- Emergence of the modern national community -- "Talking" and "writing" during the Spanish Colonial Era -- Shifts in meaning of "Manila" in the nineteenth century -- The impact of 1898 on Spanish trade and investment in the Philippines -- Moral appeals and collective action in the 1953 and 1986 Philippine elections -- Faces of the nation on postage stamps

This volume contains a variety of perspectives and approaches relevant to the social construction of Filipino communities. The chapters analyze a range of old ties and new forces linked to the ever expanding global communication, new means to attain social goals and effect individual strategies.