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

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sandine, Al, 1938- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:
Cortés, Hernán, > 1485-1547.
Aztecs > History.
Mexico > History > Conquest, 1519-1540.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.