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Mirrors of a Disaster : The Spanish Military Conquest of America by Gérard Chaliand (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10141280471X
ISBN-139781412804714
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038844528
Product Key Features
Number of Pages284 Pages
Publication NameMirrors of a Disaster : the Spanish Military Conquest of America
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
SubjectLatin America / Mexico, General, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Latin America / Central America, Latin America / South America, Native American
TypeTextbook
AuthorGérard Chaliand
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-066084
Reviews"This superbly written book reads like an adventure story. With epic inspiration, Chaliand conveys both the hopeless situation of the vanquished and the shrewd military strategy of the conquerors." - Le Figaro Litteraire "The author narrates the conquests of Mexico and Peru, using Spanish and Indian testimonies, like two great tragic epics, with their human details and grand discourse, all rhythmed by the steps of destiny." - L'Express "I find your evaluation of the incredible events surrounding the conquest of Mexico and Peru to be both lucid and well balanced. My congratulations!" - Letter from Jacques Soustelle, anthropologist, I find your evaluation of the incredible events surrounding the conquest of Mexico and Peru to be both lucid and well balanced. My congratulations!
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SynopsisIn Mirrors of a Disaster, Gérard Chaliand narrates the major events that followed the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru with the scope and rhythm of an epic poem. He seeks to make meaningful the strict chronicle of a conquest through those who lived it. Human details and the broader political background bring to life one of history's great tragedies.A new introduction by the author is included in this paperback edition. The comprehensive work is organized into three parts: "The Conquest of Mexico," "The Conquest of Guatemala and Yucatan," and "The Conquest of Peru." In each section, the author provides a summary prior to, in many cases, a day-by-day account of the events as they unfolded. Enriched by significant contemporary documents Mirrors of a Disaster relates the many facets of the conquest, presenting the Indians' perception of their defeat by the Spaniards, the conquerors' narratives of the same events, and the author's own retelling of a tragedy in which, he says, "the vanquished could not, ultimately, but be vanquished.", In Mirrors of a Disaster, Gérard Chaliand narrates the major events that followed the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru with the scope and rhythm of an epic poem, In Mirrors of a Disaster, G rard Chaliand narrates the major events that followed the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru with the scope and rhythm of an epic poem. He seeks to make meaningful the strict chronicle of a conquest through those who lived it. Human details and the broader political background bring to life one of history's great tragedies.A new introduction by the author is included in this paperback edition. The comprehensive work is organized into three parts: "The Conquest of Mexico," "The Conquest of Guatemala and Yucatan," and "The Conquest of Peru." In each section, the author provides a summary prior to, in many cases, a day-by-day account of the events as they unfolded. Enriched by significant contemporary documents Mirrors of a Disaster relates the many facets of the conquest, presenting the Indians' perception of their defeat by the Spaniards, the conquerors' narratives of the same events, and the author's own retelling of a tragedy in which, he says, "the vanquished could not, ultimately, but be vanquished."
LC Classification NumberF1230.C513 2005
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