Shaky colonialism : the 1746 earthquake-tsunami in Lima, Peru, and its long aftermath / Charles F. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Charles F., 1959-

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

a John Hope Franklin Center Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquakes--Social aspects--Peru--Lima.

Earthquakes.

Earthquakes--Peru--Lima--Psychological aspects.

Lima (Peru)--History--18th century.

Lima (Peru).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster.

Contents:

Earthquakes, tsunamis, absolutism, and Lima

Balls of fire : premonitions and the destruction of Lima

City of kings : before and after

Stabilizing the unstable and ordering the disorderly

Contending notions of Lima : obstacles to urban reform in the aftermath

Licentious friars, wandering nuns, and tangled censos : a shakeup of the church

Controlling women's bodies and placating God's wrath : moral reform

"All these Indian and black people bear us no good will" : the Lima and Huarochiri rebellions of 1750.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

ISBN:

9780822388920

0822388928

OCLC:

271240707