Bartolomé de Las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Lawrence A. ClaytonSeries:Viewpoints / Puntos de VistaPublish date:1/18/2011Pages:206
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781405194280ISBN-10:1405194286UPC:9781405194280Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Latin AmericaSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCBKYG9HP7
This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.
- Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages
- Argues that Las Casas, 'protector of Indians, ' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
- Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions
- Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781405194280ISBN-10:1405194286UPC:9781405194280Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Latin AmericaSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCBKYG9HP7
Lawrence A. Clayton is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama. His books include A History of Modern Latin America, second edition (2004), Peru and the United States: The Condor and the Eagle (1999), and The De Soto Chronicles (editor, 1993). He is currently writing the first major biography of Las Casas in more than a generation.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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