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Massimo Livi-Bacci - Conquest: The Destruction of the American Indios - 9780745640013 - V9780745640013
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Conquest: The Destruction of the American Indios

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Description for Conquest: The Destruction of the American Indios Paperback. The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.

The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. What were the causes?

The surviving documentation is extraordinarily rich: conquistadors, religious figures, administrators, officials, and merchants kept records, carried out inquiries, and issued edicts. The native world, for its part, has also left eloquent traces of events as well as direct testimony of its harsh subjugation at the hands of the Europeans.

Drawing on these sources, Livi-Bacci shows how not only the 'imported' diseases but also a series of economic and social factors played a role in the disastrous ... Read more

This gripping narrative recounts one of the greatest tragedies of human history, one whose protagonists include figures like Columbus, Montezuma, Atahuallpa, Pizarro, Corts and Tupac Amaru.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745640013
SKU
V9780745640013
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Massimo Livi-Bacci
Massimo Livi Bacci is Professor of Demography at the University of Florence.

Reviews for Conquest: The Destruction of the American Indios
"An impressive argument for a more complex way of understanding the conquest of what is now Latin America than the single-cause explanations that have been dominant for the past several decades. The translation is lucid and easy to follow, and the generous contemporary illustrations of the life of the Indios at the time of conquest further enrich the text." Population Studies ... Read more

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