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



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Autore: Walker Charles F. <1959-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Shaky colonialism : the 1746 earthquake-tsunami in Lima, Peru, and its long aftermath / / Charles F. Walker 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
Soggetto geografico: Lima (Peru) History 18th century
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Shaky colonialism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8223-8892-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824905603321
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Serie: e-Duke books scholarly collection.