Latin America in Colonial Times

This second edition is a concise history of Latin America from the Aztecs and Incas to Independence.

Matthew Restall (Author), Kris Lane (Author)

9781108403467, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 14 June 2018

362 pages, 35 maps
25 x 17.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.77 kg

Praise for first edition: 'Finally, a textbook that offers a broad panorama of colonial Latin American history as well as diverting asides into many of the fascinating anecdotes so loved by both students and instructors. Restall and Lane, among the liveliest and most engaging historians currently writing in this field, draw from the best of recent and classic historical scholarship to paint a dynamic portrait of colonial society, civilization, and religion, without neglecting politics or economics. Latin America in Colonial Times elegantly conveys the nuances of colonial Latin America, never neglecting the details of daily life that capture students' attention. Scholars may even learn something new outside their areas of study.' Nicole von Germeten, Oregon State University

Few milestones in human history are as momentous as the meeting of three great civilizations on American soil in the sixteenth century. The fully revised textbook Latin America in Colonial Times presents that story in an engaging but informative new package, revealing how a new civilization and region - Latin America - emerged from that encounter. The authors give equal attention to the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors and settlers, to the African slaves they brought across the Atlantic, and to the indigenous peoples whose lands were invaded. From the dawn of empires in the fifteenth century, through the conquest age of the sixteenth and to the end of empire in the nineteenth, the book combines broad brushstrokes with anecdotal details that bring the era to life. This new edition incorporates the newest scholarship on Spain, Portugal, and Atlantic Africa, in addition to Latin America itself, with indigenous and African views and women's experiences and contributions to colonial society highlighted throughout.

List of maps and in focus boxes
Acknowledgements
Preface: the colonial crucible
Part I. Before the Great Encounter: 1. Native America
2. Castile and Portugal
3. Atlantic Africa
Part II. The Long Conquest: 4. The Iberian imperial dawn
5. Native American empires
6. The chain of conquest
7. The incomplete conquest
Part III. The Colonial Middle: 8. Native communities
9. Black communities
10. The religious resistance
11. Deviancy, discipline, and identity
12. Daily life in the city and country
Part IV. The Age of Change: 13. War and reform
14. Late-colonial life
15. Independence
Conclusion
Index.

Subject Areas: Hispanic & Latino studies [JFSL4], History of the Americas [HBJK]