The Esteros and Manila's Postwar Remaking

• Main Author: Pante, Michael D
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: waterways; pollution; urbanization; Japanese occupation; Asian History; History
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/23; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-17439-2_12
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Second World War transformed Manila from the so-called Venice of the East to the Warsaw of Asia. However, historicizing the impact of the war on the city should go beyond the physical devastation it caused. This chapter investigates the long-term effects of the war on Manila’s urban fabric and i...