Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The body of the conquistador The body of the conquistador Rebecca Earle "This fascinating history explores the dynamic relationship between overseas colonisation and the bodily experience of eating. It reveals the importance of food to the colonial project in Spanish Ame… OL16489770W
The end of Iberian rule on the American continent, 1770-1830 The end of Iberian rule on the American continent, 1770-1830 Brian R. Hamnett In this new work, Brian R. Hamnett offers a comprehensive assessment of the independence era in both Spanish America and Brazil by examining the interplay between events in Iberia and in the overseas… OL19735983W
Colonial Latin America Colonial Latin America Lyman L. Johnson,Mark A. Burkholder "Textbook intended for college survey courses incorporates recent scholarship of much value for more advanced students. Uses standard political and economic approach enhanced by sharply focused secti… OL2686109W
Defining Nations Defining Nations Tamar Herzog "In this book Tamar Herzog explores the emergence of a specifically Spanish concept of community in both Spain and Spanish America in the eighteenth century. Challenging the assumption that communiti… OL2870775W
Bolton and the Spanish borderlands Bolton and the Spanish borderlands Herbert Eugene Bolton In the early years of the 20th century, Herbert Eugene Bolton opened up a new frontier in the study of American history. The Spanish borderlands, long neglected or passed over by Anglo-American histo… OL2936192W
Foreign interest in the independence of New Spain Foreign interest in the independence of New Spain John Rydjord Este libro trata de la "Guerra de Independencia de México", 1810-1821 y los interese de los Estados Unidos, Francia, Inglaterra, la propia España, que no tenían más interés que saquear las riquesas d… OL5617092W
Bearing arms for his majesty Bearing arms for his majesty Ben Vinson "This study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militias as a prism for examining ra… OL5727392W
The Aztecs, the Conquistadors, and the making of Mexican culture The Aztecs, the Conquistadors, and the making of Mexican culture Peter O. Koch "This book discusses the battles between the Spanish explorers and the Aztecs--battles that culminated in the ruin of a civilization. Alternating between Aztec and Spanish history, it discusses event… OL5832379W