Another Face of Empire : Bartolomé de Las Casas, Indigenous Rights, and Ecclesiastical Imperialism /

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Investigates role that Las Casas played in the evolution of Spanish imperialism and 16th century arguments about human rights, and claims that scholars have overestimated the extent to which he helped indigenous people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castro, Daniel, 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Casas, Bartolome de las, > 1484-1566.
Missionaries.
Indians, Treatment of.
Explorers.
Discoveries in geography > Spanish.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Missionnaires > Espagne > Biographies.
Missionnaires > Amerique > Biographies.
Missionaries > Spain > Biography.
Missionaries > America > Biography.
Explorers > Spain > Biography.
Explorers > America > Biography.
Spain.
America.
Amerique > Decouverte et exploration espagnoles.
America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Investigates role that Las Casas played in the evolution of Spanish imperialism and 16th century arguments about human rights, and claims that scholars have overestimated the extent to which he helped indigenous people.
Physical Description:1 online resource (246 pages).
ISBN:9780822389590

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