The World Upside Down: Cross-Cultural Contact and Conflict in Sixteenth-Century Peru
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804735204 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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The careful and sophisticated analysis of the indigenous view of the effects of the Spanish invasion is a model of how to do ethnohistory."—Journal of Social History. "This is a significant contribution to the field
By centering on an area that was incorporated into the Inca empire relatively late (1460’s-70’s), the book offsets the Cuzco focus of much of the existing literature in Inca history and culture. Taking the perspective of the vanquished, the author aims to determine and explain some of the general principles on which the pre-Hispanic Andeans’ lives were based.The book describes how the imposed Spanish colonial system altered the organization and belief systems of the native inhabitants of northern Peru during the first fifty years or so after the Spanish conquest. However, in recent decades sch
Just what I ordered. I purchased this book for a latin american history course and it came timely and in great condition. It was an interesting read filled with information and data to support the author's opinions.