Latin America in Colonial Times.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Restall, Matthew, 1964-

Contributor:

Lane, Kris.

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Area Studies: Latin American & Latino Studies.

Local Subjects:

Area Studies: Latin American & Latino Studies.

Summary:

Few milestones in human history are as dramatic and momentous as the meeting of three great civilizations on American soil in the sixteenth century. This textbook presents that story in an engaging new package, revealing how a new civilization - Latin America - emerged from that encounter.

Balances the newest scholarship on Spam, Portugal, and Atlantic Africa, in addition to Latin America itself

Highlights Indigenous and African views throughout text

Discusses women's experiences and contributions to colonial society

Includes thorough selection of maps, timelines, and chapter glossaries Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Before the Great Encounter 1

1 Native America 3

2 Castile and Portugal 19

3 Atlantic Africa 33

Part 2 The Long Conquest 47

4 The Iberian Imperial Dawn 51

5 Native American Empires 67

6 The Chain of Conquest 85

7 The Incomplete Conquest 109

Part 3 The Colonial Middle 129

8 Native Communities 133

9 Black Communities 151

10 The Religious Renaissance 175

11 Defining Deviancy 193

12 Daily Life in City and Country 209

Part 4 The Age of Change 233

13 War and Reform 235

14 Late-Colonial Life 255

15 Independence 275.

ISBN:

9780521132602