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Autore: | Restall Matthew <1964-> |
Titolo: | Seven myths of the Spanish conquest / / Matthew Restall [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina: | 980/.013/072 |
Soggetto topico: | Spaniards - America - Historiography |
Myth | |
Soggetto geografico: | Mexico History Conquest, 1519-1540 Historiography |
Latin America History Errors, inventions, etc | |
Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2003. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction The Lost Words of Bernal Díaz; 1 A Handful of Adventurers The Myth of Exceptional Men; 2 Neither Paid Nor Forced The Myth of the King's Army; 3 Invisible Warriors The Myth of the White Conquistador; 4 Under the Lordship of the King The Myth of Completion; 5 The Lost Words of La Malinche The Myth of (Mis)Communication; 6 The Indians Are Coming to an End The Myth of Native Desolation; 7 Apes and Men The Myth of Superiority; Epilogue Cuauhtémoc's Betrayal; Permissions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U |
VW; X; Y; Z; | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This is an exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best known conquistadors and explorers. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Seven myths of the Spanish conquest |
ISBN: | 0-19-771619-9 |
0-19-983975-1 | |
9786612367441 | |
1-282-36744-7 | |
0-19-803643-4 | |
1-60256-523-6 | |
1-280-50318-1 | |
9786610503186 | |
0-19-518462-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910816879803321 |
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