Conquest and Survival in Colonial Guatemala A Historical Geography of the Cuchumatán Highlands, 1500-1821
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Conquest and Survival in Colonial Guatemala examines the impact of Spanish conquest and colonial rule on the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, a frontier region of Guatemala adjoining the country's northwestern border with Mexico. While Spaniards penetrated and left an enduring mark on the region, the vibrant Maya culture they encountered was not obliterated and, though subjected to considerable duress from the sixteenth century on, endures to this day. This fourth edition of George Lovell's classic work incorporates new data and recent research findings and emphasizes native resistance and strategic adaptation to Spanish intrusion. Drawing on four decades of archival foraging, Lovell focuses attention on issues of land, labour, settlement, and population to unveil colonial experiences that continue to affect how Guatemala operates as a troubled modern nation. Acclaimed by scholars across the humanities and social sciences, Conquest and Survival in Colonial Guatemala remains a seminal account of the impact of Spanish colonialism in the Americas and a landmark contribution to Mesoamerican studies.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780773545267 |
Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Imprint: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Pub date: | 15 Jun 2015 |
Edition: | Fourth edition |
DEWEY: | 911.7281 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xviii, [17], 306 |
Weight: | 612g |
Height: | 229mm |
Width: | 152mm |
Spine width: | 25mm |