Chinese Merchants of Binondo in the Nineteenth Century by Richard T. ChuThis book reconstitutes individual biographies and family histories in order to demonstrate not only how people in their daily lives negotiated and utilized power, but also how a micro historical approach to the study of Philippine history can enrich knowledge of the countrys society and culture. The author has degrees from the Ateneo de Manila University, Stanford University, and the University of Southern California. He is Associate Professor of