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->
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| Titolo: |
Shaky colonialism : the 1746 earthquake-tsunami in Lima, Peru, and its long aftermath / / Charles F. Walker
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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 | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 9780822388920 |
| 0822388928 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968183303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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e-Duke books scholarly collection.