BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS AND THE CONQUEST OF THE AMERICAS Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista

Clayton, Lawrence A.

ISBN 10: 1405194278 / ISBN 13: 9781405194273

Published by Wiley Blackwell, West Sussex, 2011

1st edition, 2011. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo., 188, pp., bound in publishers green cloth with illustrated dust jacket. Minor signs of shelf wear only, text unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # 34981

Synopsis:

This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.

• Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus’s voyages
• Argues that Las Casas, ‘protector of Indians,' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
• Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions
• Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it

About the Author: Lawrence A. Clayton is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama. His books include A History of Modern Latin America, second edition (2004), Peru and the United States: The Condor and the Eagle (1999), and The De Soto Chronicles (editor, 1993). He is currently writing the first major biography of Las Casas in more than a generation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS AND THE CONQUEST OF ...
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell, West Sussex
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st edition.