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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Restall, Matthew (1964-....)
Fernández-Armesto, Felipe (1950-....)
Titre(s) : The conquistadors [Texte imprimé] : a very short introduction / Matthew Restall and Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Publication : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012
Description matérielle : xiv, 125 p. : ill. ; 18 cm
Collection : Very short introductions ; 301
Lien à la collection : Very short introductions
Comprend : A great many hardships ; Many victories, great conquests ; To give account of whom
I am ; By a miracle of god ; A shortcut to the grave.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms,
took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented
redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course
of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements.
This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest scholarship to shatter and replace
the traditional narrative. Chapters explore New World civilizations prior to the invasions,
the genesis of conquistador culture on both sides of the Atlantic, the roles black
Africans and Native Americans played, and the consequences of the invasions. The book
reveals who the conquistadors were and what made their adventures possible
Sujet(s) : Conquistadores
Découverte et exploration espagnoles -- Amérique
Amérique latine -- Jusqu'à 1600
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780195392296 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0195392299 (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb436357627
Notice n° :
FRBNF43635762
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
