The Conquest of America - The Question of the Other (Paperback, New edition)

A classic in its field, The Conquest of America is a study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. The book offers an original interpretation of both Columbus's discovery of America and the Spaniards' subsequent conquest, colonization, and destruction of pre-Columbian cultures in Mexico and the Caribbean. Using sixteenth-century sources, the distinguished French writer and critic Tzvetan Todorov examines the beliefs and behavior of the Spanish conquistadors and of the Aztecs, adversaries in a clash of cultures that resulted in the near extermination of Mesoamerica's Indian population. A new foreword by Anthony Pagden discusses the implications of Todorov's landmark study.

General

Imprint:	University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	March 1999
Authors:	Tzvetan Todorov
Dimensions:	215 x 164 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8061-3137-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	0-8061-3137-3
Barcode:	9780806131375

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