ISBN:
9780190864354
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 351 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
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Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne, Diagramm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Carballo, David M. Collision of worlds
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Carballo, David M. Collision of worlds
DDC:
972
Keywords:
Aztecs History
;
Indians of Mexico History 16th century
;
Mexico History Conquest, 1519-1540
;
New Spain History
;
Eroberung Mexikos
;
Spanier
;
Azteken
;
Kulturkontakt
;
Kolonialismus
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
"Mexico of five centuries ago was witness to one of the most momentous encounters between human societies, when a group of Spaniards led by Hernando Cortés joined forces with tens of thousands of Mesoamerican allies to topple the mighty Aztec empire. It served as a template for the forging of much of Latin America and began the globalized world we inhabit today. This violent encounter and the new colonial order it created, a New Spain, was millennia in the making, with independent cultural developments on both sides of the Atlantic and their fateful entanglement during the pivotal Aztec-Spanish war of 1519-1521. Collision of World examines the deep history of this encounter with an archaeological lens-one that considers depth in the richly layered cultures of Mexico and Spain, like the depths that archaeologists reveal through excavation to chart early layers of human history. It offers a unique perspective on the encounter through its temporal depth and focus on the physical world of places and things, their similarities and differences in trans-Atlantic perspective, and their interweaving in an encounter characterized by conquest and colonialism, but also active agency and resilience on the part of Native peoples"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
