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Conquest and survival in colonial Guatemala : a historical geography of the Cuchumatán Highlands, 1500-1821

Title
Conquest and survival in colonial Guatemala : a historical geography of the Cuchumatán Highlands, 1500-1821 / W. George Lovell.
Author
Lovell, W. George (William George), 1951-
Publication
Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]

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Description
xviii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-293) and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Contents
Introduction : geography and the past -- Part 1. The regional setting. Physical and human geography -- Part 2. Contact and conquest, 1500-1541. Land and life on the eve of Spanish conquest -- Conquest and subjugation by imperial Spain -- The native population at Spanish contact -- Part 3. The colonial experience, 1541-1821. In pursuit of order : Congregación and the administration of empire -- Economic demands and ethnic relations : Spanish control of the native population -- Working the land : landholding patterns and the agricultural economy -- Collapse and recovery : demographic change in the native population -- Conclusion : refuge in the mountains -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JFE 16-3905
ISBN
  • 9780773545267
  • 0773545263
  • 9780773545274
  • 0773545271
  • 9780773583658 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780773583672 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
900656404
Author
Lovell, W. George (William George), 1951- author.
Title
Conquest and survival in colonial Guatemala : a historical geography of the Cuchumatán Highlands, 1500-1821 / W. George Lovell.
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2015]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-293) and index.
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic format.
Chronological Term
To 1821
Other Form:
Lovell, W. George (William George), 1951-, author. Conquest and survival in colonial Guatemala. Fourth edition. (CaOONL)20159003210
Research Call Number
JFE 16-3905
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