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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew Restall (Associate Professor of Latin American History, Women's Studies, and Anthropology, and Director of Latin American Studies, Pennsylvania State University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.375kg ISBN: 9780195176117ISBN 10: 0195176111 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 November 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsSeven Myths of the Spanish Conquest is an engaging and highly readable account of the history of the conquest of the Amerias. --Jennifer Jobb, Against the Current A daring revisionist critique.... Restall's provocative analysis, wide-ranging scholarship and lucid prose make this a stimulating contribution to the debate on one of history's great watersheds. --Publishers Weekly This is an important book. It should be read by all high school world history teachers, and by professors of the same....a powerful indictment of the myths that we all inadvertently rely on to explain a complex and distant period. It will undoubtedly stir up a discussion about the reality of these myths and what others might find in both popular and scholarly writing in this field, and others. --American Historical Review Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest is an engaging and highly readable account of the history of the conquest of the Amerias. --Jennifer Jobb, Against the Current<br> A daring revisionist critique.... Restall's provocative analysis, wide-ranging scholarship and lucid prose make this a stimulating contribution to the debate on one of history's great watersheds. --Publishers Weekly<br> This is an important book. It should be read by all high school world history teachers, and by professors of the same....a powerful indictment of the myths that we all inadvertently rely on to explain a complex and distant period. It will undoubtedly stir up a discussion about the reality of these myths and what others might find in both popular and scholarly writing in this field, and others. --American Historical Review<br> Author InformationMatthew Restall is Professor of Latin American History, Women's Studies, and Anthropology, and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of five books, including Maya Conquistador and The Maya World. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |