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Shaky Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath



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Autore: Walker Charles F Visualizza persona
Titolo: Shaky Colonialism [[electronic resource] ] : The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8223-8892-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777991803321
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Serie: a John Hope Franklin Center Book