Robert H. Jackson received his doctorate in 1988 from the University of California, Berkeley, with a specialization in Latin American history. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 20 other books and numerous articles and book on subjects related to his research interests. He lives in Mexico City.

• General Series Editor’s PrefaceGeorge Bryan SouzaAcknowledgementsList of Figures, Illustrations, Tables and Maps1Introduction2Profile of a Demographic Crisis: 1733–17403Regional Conflict and the Militarization of the Jesuit Missions4Demographic Patterns on the Missions5ConclusionsAppendix 1: The Population and Vital Rates of the Guaraní Missions discussed in Chapter 4Selected BibliographyIndex

Robert H. Jackson received his doctorate in 1988 from the University of California, Berkeley, with a specialization in Latin American history. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 20 other books and numerous articles and book on subjects related to his research interests. He lives in Mexico City.

• General Series Editor’s PrefaceGeorge Bryan SouzaAcknowledgementsList of Figures, Illustrations, Tables and Maps1Introduction2Profile of a Demographic Crisis: 1733–17403Regional Conflict and the Militarization of the Jesuit Missions4Demographic Patterns on the Missions5ConclusionsAppendix 1: The Population and Vital Rates of the Guaraní Missions discussed in Chapter 4Selected BibliographyIndex

Robert H. Jackson received his doctorate in 1988 from the University of California, Berkeley, with a specialization in Latin American history. He has authored, co-authored, and edited 20 other books and numerous articles and book on subjects related to his research interests. He lives in Mexico City.

• General Series Editor’s PrefaceGeorge Bryan SouzaAcknowledgementsList of Figures, Illustrations, Tables and Maps1Introduction2Profile of a Demographic Crisis: 1733–17403Regional Conflict and the Militarization of the Jesuit Missions4Demographic Patterns on the Missions5ConclusionsAppendix 1: The Population and Vital Rates of the Guaraní Missions discussed in Chapter 4Selected BibliographyIndex