| The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other Revised Edition Contributor(s): Todorov, Tzvetan (Author), Pagden, Anthony (Foreword by), Howard, Richard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0806131373 ISBN-13: 9780806131375 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 Annotation: A classic in its field, The Conquest of America is a fascinating study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. The book offers an original interpretation of both Columbus's discovery of America and the Spaniards' subsequent conquest, colonization, and destruction of pre-Columbian cultures in Mexico and the Caribbean. Using sixteenth-century sources, the distinguished French writer and critic Tzvetan Todorov examines the beliefs and behavior of the Spanish conquistadors and of the Aztecs, adversaries in a clash of cultures that resulted in the near extermination of Mesoamerica's Indian population. A new foreword by Anthony Pagden discusses the implications of Todorov's landmark study. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 970.016 |
| LCCN: 98031639 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.51" W x 8.52" (0.76 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Conquest of America is a fascinating study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. The book offers an original interpretation of the Spaniards' conquest, colonization, and destruction of pre-Columbian cultures in Mexico and the Caribbean. Using sixteenth-century sources, the distinguished French writer and critic Tzvetan Todorov examines the beliefs and behavior of the Spanish conquistadors and of the Aztecs, adversaries in a clash of cultures that resulted in the near extermination of Mesoamerica's Indian population. |
Contributor Bio(s): Todorov, Tzvetan: - Tzvetan Todorov is the author if more than a dozen books, including Theories of the Symbol, On Human Diversity, Facing the Extreme, and A French Tragedy. |