{"product_id":"a-plague-of-sheep-environmental-consequences-of-the-conquest-of-mexico-paperback-9780521574488","title":"A Plague of Sheep; Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico (Paperback) 9780521574488","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Plague of Sheep\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnvironmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaking as a case study the sixteenth-century history of a region of highland central Mexico, this book is about the biological conquest of the New World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElinor G. K. Melville (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521574488, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 July 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.335 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a fascinating study of the effects of policy and ecology on a small region in Mexico....All who are interested in historical environmental studies should read this book.  Its implications are not limited to Mexico, nor to the early modern period.\"   John F. Schwaller, Sixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a book about the biological conquest of the New World. Taking as a case study the sixteenth-century history of a region of highland central Mexico, it shows how the environmental and social changes brought about by the introduction of Old World species aided European expansion. The book spells out in detail the environmental changes associated with the introduction of Old World grazing animals into New World ecosystems, demonstrates how these changes enabled the Spanish takeover of land, and explains how environmental changes shaped the colonial societies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Alien landscapes\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Australian experience\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Mexican case\u003cbr\u003e 5. The conquest process\u003cbr\u003e 6. The colonial regime\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Sub-areas\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Sources for population estimates\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Sources for land holding and land use\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066004623640,"sku":"9780521574488","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521574488i.jpg?v=1691408738","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-plague-of-sheep-environmental-consequences-of-the-conquest-of-mexico-paperback-9780521574488","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}