The Conquest of America :The Question of the Other
The Conquest of America :The Question of the Other
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15 March, 1999
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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.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780806131375 |
| ISBN10 | 0806131373 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 354 g |
| Product Dimensions | 137 x 216 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Tzvetan Todorov is the author if more than a dozen books, including Theories of the Symbol, On Human Diversity, Facing the Extreme, and A French Tragedy.