The colonial heritage of Latin America : essays on economic dependence in perspective

著者

• Stein, Stanley J.
• Stein, Barbara H.

書誌事項

The colonial heritage of Latin America : essays on economic dependence in perspective

[by] Stanley J. and Barbara H. Stein

Oxford University Press, 1970

• : [pbk.]
• : [hard]

タイトル別名

Essays on economic dependence in perspective

注記

Cover title: Essays on economic dependence in perspective

Bibliographical references included in "On sources and bibliography" (p. [199]-210)

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Colonial Latin America provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World and their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. Now thoroughly updated in this seventh edition, Colonial Latin America is indispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating and often colorful history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping Latin America.Distinctive Features* Provides a comprehensive and well-balanced account, covering all aspects of life--political, social, religious, economic, military, and cultural* Offers an inclusive discussion of all groups and strata of society--including slaves and women--and a nuanced discussion of race, class, and gender* Superbly written, making it readable for any audience* Presents solid scholarship--this is the most current and authoritative book on the marketNew to this Edition* Reorganized coverage of the imperial crisis and Independence Era is spread out over three chapters and incorporates all of the major new scholarship in these areas* New discussion of the Haitian revolution and its regional significance* Expanded discussion of the African influence on early colonial development

目次

Acknowledgments 1. AMERICA, IBERIA, AND AFRICA BEFORE THE CONQUEST Amerindian Civilization on the Eve of European Conquest The Iberian World in the Late Fifteenth Century Atlantic Africa in the Fifteenth Century First Encounters in the New World 2. THE AGE OF CONQUEST The Conquest of Mexico The Conquest of Peru The Ebbtide of Conquest Black Participation in the Age of Conquest Conundrums and the Columbian Exchange 4. RULING NEW WORLD EMPIRES Imperial Organization and Administration The Colonial Church 4. POPULATION AND LABOR Changes in the Colonial Population Indian Labor Slavery and the Slave Trade 5. PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE, AND DEFENSE The Mining and Sugar Industries International Trade and Taxation Defense The Colonial Economy 6. THE SOCIAL ECONOMY: SOCIETIES OF CASTE AND CLASS Evolution of Colonial Societies The Elites Urban and Rural Middle Groups The Broad Base of Colonial Society 7. THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY Family: The Foundation of Colonial Society Women in Colonial Societies and Economies The Culture of Honor 8. LIVING IN AN EMPIRE Colonial Settings Daily Life in the Colonies The Cultural Milieu 9. IMPERIAL EXPANSION The Spanish Colonies, 1680s to 1762 Brazil in the Age of Expansion New Spain, Peru, and the Reforms of Charles III The Emergence of the Periphery in Spanish America 10. CRISIS AND POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS An Era of War and Crisis for Spain and Portugal Governments of Resistance and Political Revolution, 1808-1812 11. FROM EMPIRE TO INDEPENDENCE Independence in Spanish America Portugal and Brazil in the Age of Revolution Cuba: "The Ever Faithful Isle" Spain After the Loss of Mainland America 12. EPILOGUE

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA36181330
• ISBN:
  • 0195012925
• LCCN: 73083053
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 222 p.
• 大きさ: 21 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HC125
  • DC : 330.98
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Latin America -- Economic conditions