Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Revolutionary climate -- Peasant, caciques. and ilustrados -- The Student and lawyer -- La Liga Filipina : Rizal, Bonifacio and Mabini -- From reformist to revolutionary -- Foundations of the Revolutionary government -- Crisis on the constitution -- The Republican heritage -- The Political philosopher -- The Meaning of the revolution -- On church and state -- Imprisonment and exile -- Death and legacy

This book is not exclusively a biography or a history. It is mainly an attempt to view and analyze the great and dramatic events of the Philippine Revolution through the eyes and mind of an intellectual leader who not only helped to trace the route of the Revolution but also left a record of his reflections upon its gains, failures, and tendencies.