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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968183303321

Autore

Walker Charles F. <1959->

Titolo

Shaky colonialism : the 1746 earthquake-tsunami in Lima, Peru, and its long aftermath / / Charles F. Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham, : Duke University Press, 2008

ISBN

9780822388920

0822388928

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

a John Hope Franklin Center Book

Disciplina

985/.25033

Soggetti

Earthquakes - Social aspects - Peru - Lima

Earthquakes - Peru - Lima - Psychological aspects

Lima (Peru) History 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Earthquakes, tsunamis, absolutism, and Lima -- Balls of fire : premonitions and the destruction of Lima -- City of kings : before and after -- Stabilizing the unstable and ordering the disorderly -- Contending notions of Lima : obstacles to urban reform in the aftermath -- Licentious friars, wandering nuns, and tangled censos : a shakeup of the church -- Controlling women's bodies and placating God's wrath : moral reform -- "All these Indian and black people bear us no good will" : the Lima and Huarochiri rebellions of 1750.

Sommario/riassunto

A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster.