Deadly baggage [electronic resource] : what Cortés brought to Mexico and how it destroyed the Aztec civilization / Al Sandine.

"This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortés and Montezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author re-frames th...

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Main Author: Sandine, Al, 1938- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
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Format: Electronic eBook

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-228) and index. 
505 0 |a Guests without baggage -- Iberian voyagers -- Conquest as romance -- Crusaders in America -- The sword's new cutting edge -- America's gold and silver promote slavery and boost European commerce -- The horse's new footing -- Transplanting a work ethic -- A new kind of savagery -- Hog heaven -- Micro-invaders -- Leftover baggage: the triumph of an oxymoron. 
520 |a "This analysis of the conquest of Mexico stands in contrast to previous narratives that either reduce the conquest to a contest between Cortés and Montezuma, or describe a near miraculous victory of European ingenuity and Western values over Indian superstition and savagery. The author re-frames the clash of civilizations in New World prehistory that left inhabitants at a disadvantage"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
600 1 0 |a Cortés, Hernán,  |d 1485-1547. 
650 0 |a Aztecs  |x History. 
651 0 |a Mexico  |x History  |y Conquest, 1519-1540. 
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