Andean Worlds: Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825

Andean Worlds: Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825

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This broadly gauged, synthetic study examines how the Spanish invasion of the Inca Empire (called Tawintinsuyu) in 1532 brought dramatic and irreversible transformations in traditional Andean modes of production, technology, politics, religion, culture, and social hierarchies. At the same time, Professor Andrien explains how the indigenous peoples merged these changes with their own political, socio-economic, and religious traditions. In this way European and indigenous life ways became intertwined, producing a new and constantly evolving hybrid colonial order in the Andes. After beginning with a study of Tawintinsuyu on the eve of the Spanish invasion, Andrien then presents the salient topics in Andean colonial history: the emergence of the colonial state; the colonial socio-economic order; indigenous culture and society; Spanish attempts to impose Roman Catholic orthodoxy; and Andean resistance, rebellion, and political consciousness. By drawing on his own research and the contributions from scholars in many disciplines, Kenneth J. Andrien offers a masterful interpretation of Andean colonial history, one of the most dynamic and creative fields in Latin American studies.

Book information

ISBN: 9780826323583
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 290
Weight: 460g
Height: 152mm
Width: 231mm
Spine width: 23mm