Shaky Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath
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| Autore: |
Walker Charles F
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| Titolo: |
Shaky Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath
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| Pubblicazione: | Durham, : Duke University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 985/.25033 |
| Soggetto topico: | Earthquakes - Social aspects - Peru - Lima |
| Earthquakes - Peru - Lima - Psychological aspects | |
| Regions & Countries - Americas | |
| History & Archaeology | |
| Latin America | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Lima (Peru) History 18th century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; One: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Absolutism, and Lima; Two: Balls of Fire: Premonitions and the Destruction of Lima; Three: The City of Kings: Before and After; Four: Stabilizing the Unstable and Ordering the Disorderly; Five: Contending Notions of Lima: Obstacles to Urban Reform in the Aftermath; Six: Licentious Friars, Wandering Nuns, and Tangled Censos: A Shakeup of the Church; Seven: Controlling Women's Bodies and Placating God's Wrath: Moral Reform; Eight: All These Indian and Black People Bear Us No Good Will": The Lima and Huarochirí Rebellions of 1750 |
| Epilogue: Aftershocks and EchoesNotes; Bibliography; Index | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Shaky Colonialism |
| ISBN: | 0-8223-8892-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777991803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
a John Hope Franklin Center Book