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Priest-Indian Conflict in Upper Peru: The Generation of Rebellion, 1750-1780 (Religion and Politics)
Nicholas Robins
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Paperback. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. It was one of the most devastating political and human disasters in Latin American colonial history. Using extensive primary research, Nicholas A. Robins delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Powerful case histories offer rare insights into the daily exercise of power in colonial Andean villages. Compelling archival evidence provides a riveting portrait of clerical abuse in rural villages and reveals how Indian peoples challenged and ... Read more
The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. It was one of the most devastating political and human disasters in Latin American colonial history. Using extensive primary research, Nicholas A. Robins delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Powerful case histories offer rare insights into the daily exercise of power in colonial Andean villages. Compelling archival evidence provides a riveting portrait of clerical abuse in rural villages and reveals how Indian peoples challenged and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631422
SKU
V9780815631422
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About Nicholas Robins
Nicholas A. Robins is a visiting scholar at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Duke University. He is the author or editor of seven books in the field, including Native Insurgencies and the Genocidal Impulse in the Americas.
Reviews for Priest-Indian Conflict in Upper Peru: The Generation of Rebellion, 1750-1780 (Religion and Politics)
"An important contribution to our understanding of factors leading up to the greatest colonial rebellion in the history of Spanish America." - Kendall W. Brown"