People And Issues in Latin American History: The Colonial Experience: Sources and Interpretations (v. 1)

Lewis Hanke

ISBN 10: 1558763899 / ISBN 13: 9781558763890

Published by Markus Wiener Publishers, 2006

Seller Inventory # CCVV.1558763899.A

Synopsis:

Within these pages students will meet Bartolomé de Las Casas, the stout defender of the indigenous Americans in 16th-century Spanish America, and Antonio Vieira, his 17th-century counterpart in Brazil. They will critically examine Columbus’s role in the Iberian conquest of America, and encounter Isabel Moctezuma, a “pioneer of mestizaje”; Juan Garrido, a black conquistador; Sor Juana de la Cruz, “supreme poet” of the 17th-century Spanish world; Tupac Amaru, the leader of the last Inca rebellion; and the German savant Alexander von Humboldt. Finally, they will read about the nameless men and women ― Spanish, Portuguese, indigenous American, and African ― whose collective stories make the history of 300 years ago more comprehensible to our contemporary mentalities.

Review: Demonstrating an admirable sensitivity for women's history, Hanke includes a section on Indian women and Spanish men, and an analysis of Spanish women in the sixteenth century. The strengths of the book remain particularly in descriptions of urban life, the Inquisition, and Indian-Spanish relations in the sixteenth century. -Hispanic American Historical Review

Bibliographic Details

Title: People And Issues in Latin American History:...
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable
Edition: 3rd Edition