This is a study of the cowboys of southern Brazil. It explores tradition, identity and change amongst the Gauchos in the Brazilian border state of Rio Grande do Sul, who have undergone many incarnations over the years, including vagabonds, cattle thieves, ranch workers and warriors.
This is a study of the cowboys of southern Brazil. It explores tradition, identity and change amongst the Gauchos in the Brazilian border state of Rio...
"The Forgotten Centuries" draws together seventeen essays in which historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists attempt for the first time to account for approximately two centuries that are virtually missing from the history of a large portion of the American South.
Using the chronicles of the Spanish soldiers and adventurers, the contributors survey the emergence and character of the chiefdoms of the Southeast. In addition, they offer new scholarly interpretations of the expeditions of Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon from 1521 to 1526, Panfilo de Narvaez in 1528, and most particularly...
"The Forgotten Centuries" draws together seventeen essays in which historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists attempt for the first time to ac...
