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48 produkter
Latin America in Colonial Times
Häftad, 2018
601 kr
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Few milestones in human history are as momentous as the meeting of three great civilizations on American soil in the sixteenth century. The fully revised textbook Latin America in Colonial Times presents that story in an engaging but informative new package, revealing how a new civilization and …
Conquest of Mexico
500 Years of Reinvention
Av Matthew Restall, Peter B. Villella m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
727 kr
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The Spanish invasion of Mexico in 1519, which led to the end of the Aztec Empire, was one of the most influential events in the history of the modern Atlantic world. But equally consequential, as this volume makes clear, were the ways the Conquest was portrayed.In essays spanning five centuries and …
Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
Inbunden, 2025
358 kr
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Christopher Columbus, the Genoese navigator once considered a hero, is now blamed for bringing plunder and genocide to the Americas. In The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus, Matthew Restall takes us beyond polemic, sifting through the evidence across nations, languages and five centuries to …
Ghosts: Journeys To Post-pop
How David Sylvian, Mark Hollis and Kate Bush reinvented pop music
Häftad, 2024
225 kr
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Three music-obsessed, suburban London teenagers set out to make their own kind of pop music: Kate Bush became an overnight star, while success came to David Sylvian (and Japan), and to Mark Hollis (and Talk Talk) after years of struggle. But when their unique talents brought them international …
When Montezuma Met Cortés
The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History
Häftad, 2019
309 kr
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A dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the AmericasOn November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital city of …
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Updated Edition
Häftad, 2021
248 kr
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An update of a popular work that takes on the myths of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, featuring a new afterword.Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest reveals how the Spanish invasions in the Americas have been conceived and presented, misrepresented and misunderstood, in the five centuries …
When Montezuma Met Cortes
The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History
E-bok, 2018
124 kr
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A re-evaluation of the meeting between the Spanish adventurer and the Aztec ruler that challenges history''s perspective about the conquest of the Americas.On November eight, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital city …
The Maya
A Very Short Introduction
Av Matthew Restall, Amara Solari
Häftad, 2020
113 kr
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The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas — and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated …
Maya
A Very Short Introduction
Av Amara Solari, Matthew Restall
E-bok, 2020
95 kr
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The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas — and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated …
Maya
A Very Short Introduction
Av Amara Solari, Matthew Restall
E-bok, 2020
95 kr
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The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas — and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated …
The Conquistadors
A Very Short Introduction
Av Matthew Restall, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Häftad, 2012
116 kr
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With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they …
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Updated Edition
E-bok, 2021
185 kr
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An update of a popular work that takes on the myths of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, featuring a new afterword. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest reveals how the Spanish invasions in the Americas have been conceived and presented, misrepresented and misunderstood, in the five centuries …
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
Updated Edition
E-bok, 2021
185 kr
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An update of a popular work that takes on the myths of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, featuring a new afterword. Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest reveals how the Spanish invasions in the Americas have been conceived and presented, misrepresented and misunderstood, in the five centuries …
On Elton John
An Opinionated Guide
Inbunden, 2025
274 kr
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A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket ManElton John is not only "still standing," he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music …
On Elton John
An Opinionated Guide
E-bok, 2025
329 kr
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A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket Man Elton John is not only "still standing," he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music …
On Elton John
An Opinionated Guide
E-bok, 2025
329 kr
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A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket Man Elton John is not only "still standing," he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music …
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
E-bok, 2004
906 kr
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Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortés, and …
Conquistadors
A Very Short Introduction
Av Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Matthew Restall
E-bok, 2011
95 kr
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With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world''s resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they …
Conquistadors
A Very Short Introduction
Av Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Matthew Restall
E-bok, 2011
95 kr
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With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world''s resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they …
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
E-bok, 2004
906 kr
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Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortés, and …
Invading Guatemala
Spanish, Nahua, and Maya Accounts of the Conquest Wars
Av Matthew Restall, Florine Asselbergs
Häftad, 2008
300 kr
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After invading highland Guatemala in 1524, Spaniards claimed to have smashed the Kaqchikel and K’iche’ Maya kingdoms and to have forged a new colony—with their leader, Pedro de Alvarado, as Guatemala’s conquistador. This volume shows that the real story of the Spanish invasion was very different. …
Mesoamerican Voices
Native Language Writings from Colonial Mexico, Yucatan, and Guatemala
Av Matthew Restall, Lisa Sousa m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
358 kr
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Mesoamerican Voices, first published in 2006, presents a collection of indigenous-language writings from the colonial period, translated into English. The texts were written from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries by Nahuas from central Mexico, Mixtecs from Oaxaca, Maya from Yucatan, …
Mesoamerican Voices
Native Language Writings from Colonial Mexico, Yucatan, and Guatemala
Av Matthew Restall, Lisa Sousa m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1391 kr
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Mesoamerican Voices, first published in 2006, presents a collection of indigenous-language writings from the colonial period, translated into English. The texts were written from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries by Nahuas from central Mexico, Mixtecs from Oaxaca, Maya from Yucatan, …
Maya World
Yucatec Culture and Society, 1550-1850
Häftad, 1999
415 kr
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This pathbreaking work is a social and cultural history of the Maya peoples of the province of Yucatan in colonial Mexico, spanning the period from shortly after the Spanish conquest of the region to its incorporation as part of an independent Mexico.Instead of depending on the Spanish sources and …
Black Middle
Africans, Mayas, and Spaniards in Colonial Yucatan
Inbunden, 2009
1763 kr
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Winner of the Conference on Latin American History's 2010 Mexican History Book Prize.The Black Middle is the first full-length study of black African slaves and other people of African descent in the Spanish colonial province of Yucatan. Matthew Restall makes expert use of Spanish and Maya language …
Maya World
Yucatec Culture and Society, 1550-1850
E-bok, 1999
517 kr
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This pathbreaking work is a social and cultural history of the Maya peoples of the province of Yucatan in colonial Mexico, spanning the period from shortly after the Spanish conquest of the region to its incorporation as part of an independent Mexico.Instead of depending on the Spanish sources and …
Black Middle
Africans, Mayas, and Spaniards in Colonial Yucatan
Häftad, 2013
427 kr
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Winner of the Conference on Latin American History's 2010 Mexican History Book Prize.The Black Middle is the first full-length study of black African slaves and other people of African descent in the Spanish colonial province of Yucatan. Matthew Restall makes expert use of Spanish and Maya language …
Black Mexico
Race and Society from Colonial to Modern Times
Av Ben Vinson, Ben Vinson, III m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
556 kr
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The essays in this collection build upon a series of conversations and papers that resulted from 'New Directions in North American Scholarship on Afro-Mexico', a symposium conducted at Pennsylvania State University in 2004. The issues addressed include contested historiography, social and economic …
