History and Language in the Andes (Studies of the Americas)

. Ed(s): Heggarty, Paul; Pearce, Adrian J.

ISBN 10: 0230100147 / ISBN 13: 9780230100145

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

About this Item

This book gathers ground-breaking, explicitly inter-disciplinary essays examining the Andean past, including history, languages, anthropology, and ethnohistory. Editor(s): Heggarty, Paul; Pearce, Adrian J. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; CFF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460. . 2011. 2011th Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History and Language in the Andes (Studies of the Americas)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230100147
• ISBN 13: 9780230100145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The modern world began with the clash of civilisations between Spaniards and native Americans. Their interplay and struggles ever since are mirrored in the fates of the very languages they spoke. The conquistadors wrought theirs into a new 'world language'; yet the Andes still host the New World's greatest linguistic survivor, Quechua. Historians and linguists see this through different - but complementary - perspectives. This book is a meeting of minds, long overdue, to weave them together. It ranges from Inca collapse to the impacts of colonial rule, reform, independence, and the modern-day trends that so threaten native language here with its ultimate demise.

About the Author

Adrian J. Pearce is a Lecturer in Brazilian and Spanish-American History at King’s College, London, UK.