Author: David Bushnell
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520082892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"I simply cannot think of an example of recent scholarship on Latin America that I found as thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable as this study."—Charles Bergquist, University of Washington
Colombia Before Columbus
Author: Armand J. Labbé
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Caribbean Before Columbus
Author: William F. Keegan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190605251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The Caribbean before Columbus is a new synthesis of the region's insular history based on the authors' 55 years of research in the Bahamas, Lesser and Greater Antilles. The presentation operates on multiple scales, and individual sites highlight specific issues. For the first time, complete histories are elucidated through an emphasis on cultural diversity.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190605251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
The Caribbean before Columbus is a new synthesis of the region's insular history based on the authors' 55 years of research in the Bahamas, Lesser and Greater Antilles. The presentation operates on multiple scales, and individual sites highlight specific issues. For the first time, complete histories are elucidated through an emphasis on cultural diversity.
Letter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage
Author: Christopher Columbus
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789354483202
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Letter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789354483202
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Letter Of Christopher Columbus To Rafael Sanchez, Written On Board The Caravel While Returning From His First Voyage has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Before Columbus
Author: Charles C. Mann
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416949003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A companion book for young readers based upon the explorations of the Americas in 1491, before those of Christopher Columbus.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416949003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
A companion book for young readers based upon the explorations of the Americas in 1491, before those of Christopher Columbus.
Conquistadores
Author: Fernando Cervantes
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101981261
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world “The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more impressive is the analytical skill Cervantes applies. . . . [He] conveys complex arguments in delightfully simple language, and most importantly knows how to tell a good story.” —The Times (London) Over the few short decades that followed Christopher Columbus's first landing in the Caribbean in 1492, Spain conquered the two most powerful civilizations of the Americas: the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, and the other explorers and soldiers that took part in these expeditions dedicated their lives to seeking political and religious glory, helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. But centuries later, these conquistadors have become the stuff of nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today, they stand condemned for their cruelty and exploitation as men who decimated ancient civilizations and carried out horrific atrocities in their pursuit of gold and glory. In Conquistadores, acclaimed Mexican historian Fernando Cervantes—himself a descendent of one of the conquistadors—cuts through the layers of myth and fiction to help us better understand the context that gave rise to the conquistadors' actions. Drawing upon previously untapped primary sources that include diaries, letters, chronicles, and polemical treatises, Cervantes immerses us in the late-medieval, imperialist, religious world of 16th-century Spain, a world as unfamiliar to us as the Indigenous peoples of the New World were to the conquistadors themselves. His thought-provoking, illuminating account reframes the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World and the half-century that irrevocably altered the course of history.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101981261
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world “The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more impressive is the analytical skill Cervantes applies. . . . [He] conveys complex arguments in delightfully simple language, and most importantly knows how to tell a good story.” —The Times (London) Over the few short decades that followed Christopher Columbus's first landing in the Caribbean in 1492, Spain conquered the two most powerful civilizations of the Americas: the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, and the other explorers and soldiers that took part in these expeditions dedicated their lives to seeking political and religious glory, helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. But centuries later, these conquistadors have become the stuff of nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroic adventurers, spreading Christian culture and helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. Today, they stand condemned for their cruelty and exploitation as men who decimated ancient civilizations and carried out horrific atrocities in their pursuit of gold and glory. In Conquistadores, acclaimed Mexican historian Fernando Cervantes—himself a descendent of one of the conquistadors—cuts through the layers of myth and fiction to help us better understand the context that gave rise to the conquistadors' actions. Drawing upon previously untapped primary sources that include diaries, letters, chronicles, and polemical treatises, Cervantes immerses us in the late-medieval, imperialist, religious world of 16th-century Spain, a world as unfamiliar to us as the Indigenous peoples of the New World were to the conquistadors themselves. His thought-provoking, illuminating account reframes the story of the Spanish conquest of the New World and the half-century that irrevocably altered the course of history.
They Came Before Columbus
Author: Ivan Van Sertima
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
"The African presence in ancient America"--Jacket subtitle.
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
"The African presence in ancient America"--Jacket subtitle.
The Art of Prehispanic Colombia
Author: Sam Enslow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. (PRODUCT ID 23958336).
Author: CAITLIN. FINLAYSON
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Making of Modern Colombia
Author: David Bushnell
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520082892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"I simply cannot think of an example of recent scholarship on Latin America that I found as thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable as this study."—Charles Bergquist, University of Washington
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520082892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"I simply cannot think of an example of recent scholarship on Latin America that I found as thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable as this study."—Charles Bergquist, University of Washington
Colombia
Author: Sarah Woods
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 1841629219
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This guide to Colombia reflects the resurgence of the country among travellers following years of lawlessness. With a strong focus on the country's cultural attractions, it will appeal to visitors seeking to discover Colombia's renowned flora and fauna, as well as its historic colonial cities, and its range of eco-tourism initiatives
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 1841629219
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This guide to Colombia reflects the resurgence of the country among travellers following years of lawlessness. With a strong focus on the country's cultural attractions, it will appeal to visitors seeking to discover Colombia's renowned flora and fauna, as well as its historic colonial cities, and its range of eco-tourism initiatives