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8%OFFCharles F. Walker - Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath - 9780822341895 - V9780822341895
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Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

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Description for Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath Paperback. 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. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Contemporary natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are quickly followed by disagreements about whether and how communities should be rebuilt, whether political leaders represent the community’s best interests, and whether the devastation could have been prevented. Shaky Colonialism demonstrates that many of the same issues animated the aftermath of disasters more than 250 years ago. On October 28, 1746, a massive earthquake ravaged Lima, a bustling city of 50,000, capital of the Peruvian Viceroyalty, and the heart of Spain’s territories in South America. Half an hour later, a tsunami destroyed the nearby port of Callao. The earthquake-tsunami demolished churches and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
A John Hope Franklin Center Book
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822341895
SKU
V9780822341895
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About Charles F. Walker
Charles F. Walker is Professor of History and Director of the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of Smoldering Ashes: Cuzco and the Creation of Republican Peru, 1780–1840, also published by Duke University Press.

Reviews for Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath
“While Walker’s description and analysis of the earthquake-tsunami of 1746 and the subsequent efforts to reconstruct Lima present a fascinating story, his book is particularly important for its careful delineation of the capital’s society and the reforming efforts of Viceroy Manso de Velasco. . . . Shaky Colonialism is an excellent study that every student of eighteenth-century Spanish America and ... Read more

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