The conquest of America : the question of the other / Tzvetan Todorov ; translated from the French by Richard Howard.
"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, co...
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| Language: | English French |
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| Summary: | "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."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, ©1984. Originally published in France under title: La conquête de l'Amérique, ©1982. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 274 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0806131373 9780806131375 |