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Restall, Matthew; Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe

 
9780195392296: The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN 10: 0195392299 ISBN 13: 9780195392296
Editorial: OUP USA, 2012

Sinopsis

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 invasions. The book reveals who the conquistadors were and what made their adventures possible.

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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.



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Editorial
OUP USA
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0195392299
ISBN 13 
9780195392296
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
144
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