Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction
«[a] sparkling little book ... Richly packed with maps, sources and intriguing nuggets of information.»
BBC History Magazine
With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. Les mer
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Chapters explore New World civilizations prior to the invasions, the genesis of conquistador culture on both sides of the Atlantic, the roles black Africans and Native Americans played and the consequences of the invasions. The book reveals who the conquistadors were and what made their adventures possible.
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780195392296
- Utgivelsesår
- 2012
- Format
- 17 x 12 cm
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«[a] sparkling little book ... Richly packed with maps, sources and intriguing nuggets of information.»
BBC History Magazine