Colonial Latin America / Mark A. Burkholder, Lyman L. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burkholder, Mark A., 1943-

Contributor:

Johnson, Lyman L.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--History--To 1830.

Latin America.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Now in its sixth edition, Colonial Latin America 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 this highly acclaimed text has been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship, with particular emphasis on social and cultural history. It also features a new section on Pre-Colonial Africa, to parallel coverage of Pre-Colonial Spain and the Americas, as well as new maps and illustrations. Colonial Latin America, Sixth Edition, is indispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating and often colorful history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping Latin America.

Contents:

1. America, Iberia, and Africa before the conquest

Amerindian civilizations on the eve of European conquest

The Iberian world in the late fifteenth century

Atlantic Africa in the fifteenth century

First encounters in the New World

2. The age of conquest

The conquest of Mexico

The conquest of Peru

The ebbtide of conquest

Black participation in the age of conquest

Conundrums and the Columbian exchange

3. Ruling new world empires

Imperial organization and administration

The colonial church

4. Population and labor

Changes in the colonial population

Indian labor

Slavery and the slave trade

5. Production, exchange, and defense

The mining and sugar industries

International trade and taxation

Defense

The colonial economy

6. The social economy : societies of caste and class

Evolution of colonial societies

The elites

Urban and rural middle groups

The broad base of colonial society

7. The family and society

Family : the foundation of colonial society

Women in colonial societies and economies

The culture of honor

8. Living in an empire

Colonial settings

Daily life in the colonies

The cultural milieu

9. Imperial expansion

The Spanish colonies, 1680s to 1762

Brazil in the age of expansion

New Spain, Peru, and the reforms of Charles III

The emergence of the periphery in Spanish America

10. Crisis and collapse

An era of war and crisis for Spain and Portugal

Independence in South America

Independence in Mexico and Central America

Cuba : the "ever faithful isle"

Spain after the loss of the mainland empire

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0195320425

9780195320428

OCLC:

70885035

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