Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Touching the void Touching the void Joe Simpson,Joe Simpson Touching the Void is a 1988 book by Joe Simpson, recounting his and Simon Yates's disastrous and nearly fatal climb of the 6,344-metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. OL11616538W
Pizarro and the conquest of the Incan empire in world history Pizarro and the conquest of the Incan empire in world history Richard Worth Traces the history of the Spanish conquest of the Incas in Peru, showing how they explored and then took over native cultures, creating Spanish colonies in the New World. OL15042339W
Mirrors of a disaster Mirrors of a disaster Gérard Chaliand "Fast-paced, dramatic account of the conquests of Mexico and Peru is intended for general readership. Also includes some discussion of recent historiographical issues and lengthy quotations from publ… OL1700916W
Bourbon Peru, 1750-1824 Bourbon Peru, 1750-1824 John Robert Fisher xix, 224 pages ; 24 cm OL2212961W
Modern Inquisitions Modern Inquisitions Irene Silverblatt Trying to understand how "civilized" people could embrace fascism, Hannah Arendt searched for a precedent in modern Western history. She found it in nineteenth-century colonialism, with its mix of bu… OL2529938W
Pizarro Pizarro Liz Sonneborn "Examines the life of Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro, including his early explorations in the Americas, his conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire, and his death and legacy"--Provided by publisher. OL2718753W
History of the Conquest of Peru History of the Conquest of Peru W.H. Prescott The most brilliant passages in the history of Spanish adventure in the New World are undoubtedly afforded by the conquests of Mexico and Peru - the two states which combined with the largest extent o… OL9012920W