Contested Ground Comparative Frontiers by Guy Donna (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Book size 6 x 9.

paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Very good+ paperback copy (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good+. Exterior looks very nice. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback. 9" X 6". vi, 275pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Spanish empire in the Americas spanned two continents and a vast diversity of peoples and landscapes. Yet intriguing parallels characterized conquest, colonization, and indigenous resistance along its northern and southern frontiers, from the role played by Jesuit missions in the subjugation of native peoples to the emergence of livestock industries, with their attendant cowboys and gauchos and threats of Indian raids. In this book, nine historians, three anthropologists, and one sociologist compare and contrast these fringes of New Spain between 1500 and 1880, showing that in each region the frontier represented contested ground where different cultures and polities clashed in ways heretofore little understood. The contributors reveal similarities in Indian-white relations, military policy, economic development, and social structure; and they show differences in instances such as the emergence of a major urban center in the south and the activities of rival powers. The authors also show how ecological and historical differences between the northern and southern frontiers produced intellectual differences as well. In North America, the frontier came to be viewed as a land of opportunity and a crucible of democracy; in the south, it was considered a spawning ground of barbarism and despotism. By exploring issues of ethnicity and gender as well as the different facets of indigenous resistance, both violent and nonviolent, these essays point up both the vitality and the volatility of the frontier as a place where power was constantly being contested and negotiated.(Publisher).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, 2nd Printing (2001). A VERY GOOD, clean, tight copy sans rips/tears, stains, markings and discoloration. "The Spanish empire in the Americas spanned two continents and a vast diversity of peoples and landscapes. Yet intriguing parallels characterized conquest, colonization, and indigenous resistance along its northern and southern frontiers. This book compares and contrasts these fringes of the empire between 1500 and 1880, showing that in each region the frontier represented contested ground where different cultures and politics clashed in ways heretofore little understood." 275 pages. LG6.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 275 pp. notes, biblio. In this book, nine historians, three anthropologists, and one sociologist compare and contrast these fringes of New Spain between 1500 and 1880, showing that in each region the frontier represented contested ground where different cultures and polities clashed in ways heretofore little understood. The contributors reveal similarities in Indian-white relations, military policy, economic development, and social structure; and they show differences in instances such as the emergence of a major urban center in the south and the activities of rival powers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394. . 1998. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394. . 1998. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.