Rizal Without the Overcoat
Rizal Without the Overcoat is a book by Filipino writer Ambeth Ocampo, adapted from his "Looking Back" column in the Philippine Daily Globe from October 1987 to July 1990."[1] In 1999, an expanded edition of the book was published to which was added an award-winning series of commentary on Rizal which Ocampo had written.The book is frequently used as a reference for college courses on the Life and Works of José Rizal, which is mandated by law (Republic Act 1425) as a required course for all college students.Although it garnered immense popularity, the book is criticized for its lack of conceptual and analytic contribution to the larger debate in Philippine historiography.This article about a non-fiction book on history of the Philippines is a stub.