List of maps and in focus boxes; Acknowledgements; Preface: the colonial crucible; Part I. Before the Great Encounter: 1. Native America; 2. Castile and Portugal; 3. Atlantic Africa; Part II. The Long Conquest: 4. The Iberian imperial dawn; 5. Native American empires; 6. The chain of conquest; 7. The incomplete conquest; Part III. The Colonial Middle: 8. Native communities; 9. Black communities; 10. The religious resistance; 11. Deviancy, discipline, and identity; 12. Daily life in the city and country; Part IV. The Age of Change: 13. War and reform; 14. Late-colonial life; 15. Independence; Conclusion; Index.
This second edition is a concise history of Latin America from the Aztecs and Incas to Independence.
Matthew Restall is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Since 1995 he has published some sixty articles and essays and twenty books. He has received fellowships from the NEH, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Library of Congress, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Leverhulme Trust in the UK. He edited Ethnohistory journal for a decade, and is now co-editor of the Hispanic American Historical Review and co-editor of the Cambridge Latin American Studies book series. Kris Lane is the France V. Scholes Chair in Colonial Latin American History at Tulane University, Louisiana. He has also been Visiting Professor at the National University of Colombia, Bogotá (2005) and the University of Leiden, Netherlands (2010). He has written three books, and is the editor of the interdisciplinary journal Colonial Latin American Review and co-editor of the Cambridge book series Cambridge Latin American Studies. His current project, based on research funded by the Guggenheim Foundation, treats the turbulent history of seventeenth-century Potosí, Bolivia.
Praise for first edition: 'In its attention to the African
contribution, and emphasis on the agency of actors at all levels of
society and from all ethnic groups, Restall and Lane's work
distinguishes itself from other broad histories of colonial Latin
America. An excellent introduction to the region's historical
complexity and diversity, this is an engaging survey sure to ignite
interest among a broad array of students.' David T. Garrett, Reed
College
Praise for first edition: 'Finally, a textbook that offers a broad
panorama of colonial Latin American history as well as diverting
asides into many of the fascinating anecdotes so loved by both
students and instructors. Restall and Lane, among the liveliest and
most engaging historians currently writing in this field, draw from
the best of recent and classic historical scholarship to paint a
dynamic portrait of colonial society, civilization, and religion,
without neglecting politics or economics. Latin America in Colonial
Times elegantly conveys the nuances of colonial Latin America,
never neglecting the details of daily life that capture students'
attention. Scholars may even learn something new outside their
areas of study.' Nicole von Germeten, Oregon State University
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