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The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
Matthew Restall
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Description for The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction examines the Spanish conquistadors who invaded the Americas in the sixteenth century, as well as the Native American Kingdoms they invaded. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements. This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest scholarship to shatter and replace the traditional narrative. Chapters explore New World civilizations prior to the invasions, the genesis of conquistador culture on both sides of the Atlantic, the roles black Africans and Native Americans played and the consequences of the ... Read more
With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements. This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest scholarship to shatter and replace the traditional narrative. Chapters explore New World civilizations prior to the invasions, the genesis of conquistador culture on both sides of the Atlantic, the roles black Africans and Native Americans played and the consequences of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195392296
SKU
V9780195392296
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About Matthew Restall
Matthew Restall is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History and Director of Latin American Studies, Pennsylvania State University. Felipe Fernández-Armesto is William P. Reynolds Professor of History, University of Notre Dame.
Reviews for The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
[a] sparkling little book ... Richly packed with maps, sources and intriguing nuggets of information.
BBC History Magazine
BBC History Magazine