Colonial Latin America

Name: Colonial Latin America
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ISBN: 9780195137026

ISBN-10: 0195137027

ISBN-13: 9780195137026

Edition: 4th 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Mark A. Burkholder, Lyman L. Johnson

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This highly acclaimed text, now in its fourth edition, provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World from their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. The new edition of Colonial Latin America has been updated and revised to reflect recent scholarship. Discussions of social and cultural history have been expanded and illustrated with many new pieces of art. The authors have added new sections on the history of Cuba and Spain in the independence era and an expanded discussion of the role of Latin American women in the national period. The suggested reading lists at the end of each chapter have also been…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 9.20" wide x 6.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Iberia and America Before the Conquest


Amerindian Civilization Civilizations on the Eve of European Conquest


The Iberian World iin the Late Fifteenth Century


Exploration and the Caribbean Experiment



The Age of Conquest


The Conquest of Mexico


The Conquest of Peru


The Ebbtide of ConquestConundrums and Columbian Exchange



Ruling New World Empires


Imperial Organization and Admininistration


The Colonial Church



Population and Labor


Changes in the Colonial Population


Indian Labor


Slavery and the Slave Trade



Production, Exchange, and Defense


The Mining and Sugar Industries


International Trade and Taxation


Defense


The Colonial Economy



Living in an Empire


Securing an Income


Urban and Rural Environments


Colonial Society


Race, Culture, and Class


The Family


Daily Life in the Colonies


The Cultural Milieu



Imperial Expansion


The Spanish Colonies, 1680s to 1762


Brazil in the Age of Expanision


New Spain, Peru, and the Reforms of Charles III



Crisis and Collapse


An Era of War and Crisis for Spain and Portugal


Independence in South America


Independence in Mexico and Central America


Epilogue - A Note on Periodical Literature


Glossary


Illustration Sources and Credits


Monarchs of Spain and Portugal


Index