Mexico and the Spanish Conquest (Modern Wars In Perspective) - Hardcover

Hassig, R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0582068282 ISBN 13: 9780582068285

Publisher: Longman, 1994

Synopsis

"Offers a new interpretation of the conquest by considering perspective of indigenous peoples. Argues that indigenous rulers who allied with CortÂes to pursue their own goals were a significant factor, even though their intentions and understandings differed from those of the Spanish"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

About this title

Review

`thoroughly enjoyable history. Ross Hassig's knowledge of sources allows a successful synthesis of new scholarship and primary accounts, while the focus on the political and economic background to conquest ensures that attention is given to explanation, not just narrative.'
History Teaching Review

About the Author

Ross Hassig, a historical anthropologist specializing in Mesoamerica, is the author of Time, History, and Belief in Aztec and Colonial Mexico; Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control; and Trade, Tribute, and Transportation: The Sixteenth-Century Political Economy of the Valley of Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582068282
• ISBN 13: 9780582068285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216