A History of Indigenous Latin America: Aymara to Zapatistas

ISBN-13: 9780415519120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 408 str.

Rene Harder Horst;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

Indigenous people have played an incredibly important role in the history of the Americas. From their earliest encounters with Europeans, which helped shape the institutions of the colonial period, to recent mobilizations that have toppled regimes and put one of their own into power, the indigenous people of Latin America have profoundly molded political, economic, and social events throughout the region. A History of Indigenous Latin America, for the first time, attempts to tell the indigenous side of the story from the colonial period to the present. Ranging across countries, peoples, and themes, the book moves chronologically from the earliest native encounters with Europeans through themes of conquest, alliance, integration, urbanization, revolt, and many more to show the profound impact the movement and mixing of people has had on the development of Latin American nations and identity. With helpful key words, discussion questions, timelines, and lists of further reading, and bolstered by primary source documents and box features that highlight important people or events, this short text is perfect for anyone seeking to understand the broad picture of indigenous history throughout Latin America.

Spis treści

Introduction: Indigenous People from the Southern Cone meet an Important Person 1 Indigenous Latin America: Introductions, Methodology and Definitions 2 Indigenous Latin America: Abya Yala 3 Indigenous Encounters with Europeans: 15th Century 4 Natives Challenge the Conquerors Yet Help to Create a New World, 1500-1549 5 Colonial Alliances and Demographic Collapse, 1550-1599 6 The High Colonial Period: Indigenous People Join Imperial Systems, 1600-1649 7 Transculturation, Urbanization and Isolated Revolts, 1650-1699 8 Demographic Recovery and Growing Insurrections, 1700-1749 9 Religious Conflicts, Widespread Resistance, and New Countries, 1750-1826 10 Indigenous Responses to New Rulers and Frontier Expansion, 1811-1869 11 Struggles for Land, Labor and Political Leverage in Neocolonial Latin America, 1870-1930 12 Diverse Indigenous Paths toward Self-Determination, 1930-1971 13 Indigenous Organization and Opposition to Military Rule, 1971-1990 14 Indigenous People Enter the New Millennium, 1990-2012

O autorze

Dr. René Harder Horst is I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor 2018 to 2021 in History at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, United States. He is author of The Stroessner Regime and Indigenous Resistance in Paraguay, Military Struggle and Identity Formation in Latin America, El Régimen de Stroessner y la Resistencia Indígena, and numerous articles on Indigenous history in Latin America.