Discover the fascinating Philippines in this captivating audiobook on its history, from the origins of the archipelago’s first peoples until modern times.

The Philippines is possibly the most intriguing nation of maritime Southeast Asia. The archipelago has almost 8,000 islands that form the apex of the Coral Triangle of the Asian Pacific, as well as abundant marine life that constitutes almost half of this magnificent area’s oceanic megadiversity. Created from volcanic activity, the archipelago offers everything from extensive beaches to tropical forests and Himalayan-type highlands. Lush valleys and world-renowned rice terraces nestle between the mountains and volcanoes.

For the first half of the 20th century, the Americans controlled the Philippines, mostly as a strategic military stronghold. The Americans and Filipinos battled together to throw off Japanese occupation during the Second World War, and finally, in 1946, the Philippines became an independent state. Still heavily influenced by the West because of its history, the Filipino people are mostly Roman Catholic, and English is one of their primary languages. Beauty, history, and cultural diversity ensure this archipelago’s tradition as the “Pearl of the Orient Seas”.

In this audiobook, you will learn:

• That the Philippines is an area of biological and maritime megadiversity
• Why the islands have one of the oldest, most multilayered histories on Earth
• Why the Philippines was so attractive to colonizers
• How the Spanish managed to rule a diverse archipelago for more than three centuries
• To understand the ongoing relationship between the United States and the Philippines
• Why the islands are ethnically and culturally abundant but still unified
• How history has created its own island regions of independent rule

Buy this audiobook now to learn more about the history of the Philippines!