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  • History of the Chichimeca Nation

    Don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl's Seventeenth-Century Chronicle of Ancient Mexico

    par Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, Peter B. Villella, Pablo García Loaeza ...
    A descendant of both Spanish settlers and Nahua (Aztec) rulers, Don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl (ca. 1578–1650) was an avid collector of indigenous pictorial and alphabetic texts and a prodigious chronicler of the history of pre-conquest and conquest-era Mexico. His magnum opus, here for the first time in English translation, is one of the liveliest, most accessible, and most influential ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Lords of Tetzcoco

    The Transformation of Indigenous Rule in Postconquest Central Mexico

    par Bradley Benton ...
    Collections Livre 104 - Cambridge Latin American Studies
    Tetzcoco was one of the most important cities of the pre-Hispanic Aztec Empire. When the Spaniards arrived in 1519, the indigenous hereditary nobles that governed Tetzcoco faced both opportunities and challenges, and were forced to adapt from the very moment of contact. This book examines how the city's nobility navigated this tumultuous period of conquest and colonialism, and negotiated a place ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Native Conquistador

    Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Account of the Conquest of New Spain

    Modifié par Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, Pablo García Loaeza ...
    Collections series Latin American Originals
    For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who ... En savoir plus

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  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    par Jonathan Bardon ...
    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

    The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

    par Miguel Leon-Portilla ...
    For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants ... En savoir plus

    $18.39 CAD

  • Empire's Workshop

    Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism

    par Greg Grandin ...
    Collections series American Empire Project
    “A pathbreaking work about how policies forged in blood and fire in Latin America were then exported to every corner of the globe. This brilliant and up-to-the-minute new edition is absolutely crucial to understanding our perilous present.” —Naomi Klein, author of The Shock DoctrineEmpire's Workshop is the classic analysis of Latin America’s role as proving ground for imperial US strategies and ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

    From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

    par Michael D. Coe, Rex Koontz ...
    “Masterly. . . . The complexities of Mexico’s ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted.” —Library JournalMichael D. Coe’s Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region’s ancient civilizations. This companion to his best-selling The Maya has now been revised by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz.The seventh edition incorporates new ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire

    British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Century

    par Alaine Low, Wm Roger Louis ...
    Collections Livre 1 - The Oxford History of the British Empire
    Volume I of the Oxford History of the British Empire explores the origins of empire. It shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and settlement during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The chapters, by leading historians, both illustrate the interconnections between developments in Europe and overseas and offer specialist studies on ... En savoir plus

    $64.99 CAD

  • Cangalli: An American Company Searches for an Ancient River of Gold

    par James E. Bender ...
    Four hundred years of gold mining history took place in an area of the Tipuani Gold District of Bolivia. One small Denver gold mining company was convinced that their 5,000 acre gold claim held evidence of an ancient river system containing large amounts of gold. Modern technology of today was able to remove the gold from this ancient river and the Tipuani River. A theory held in question by ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Merchant Adventurers

    The Voyage of Discovery that Transformed Tudor England

    par James Evans ...
    A Tudor voyage of exploration - an extraordinary story of daring, discovery, tragedy and pioneering achievement.In the spring of 1553 three ships sailed north-east from London into uncharted waters. The scale of their ambition was breathtaking. Drawing on the latest navigational science and the new spirit of enterprise and discovery sweeping the Tudor capital, they sought a northern passage to ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Ambivalent Conquests

    Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1517–1570

    par Inga Clendinnen ...
    Collections Livre 61 - Cambridge Latin American Studies
    This is both a specific study of conversion in a corner of the Spanish Empire, and a work with implications for the understanding of European domination and native resistance throughout the colonial world. Dr Clendinnen explores the intensifying conflict between competing and increasingly divergent Spanish visions of Yucatan and its destructive outcomes. She seeks to penetrate the ways of thinking ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • Abandoning America

    Life-stories from early New England

    par Susan Hardman Moore ...
    CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleAbandoning America brings together the biographies of hundreds of people who crossed over to New England in the 1630s but later braved the Atlantic again to return home. Some wentback quickly, disenchanted or discouraged. Many invested everything to make New England a success, yet after ten or twenty years resolved to leave America - against a backdrop of civil war ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD