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Author:   J. H. Parry
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 15.00cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780520071407

ISBN 10:   0520071409
Pages:   417
Publication Date:   09 August 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by ].H. Plumb PROLOGUE The tradition of conquest PART I THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPIRE I Islands and mainland in the Ocean Sea 2 Seville and the Caribbean 3 The kingdoms of the sun 4 The conquerors 5 The society of conquest 6 The maritime life-line PART II THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPIRE 7 Rights and duties 8 The spreading of the Faith 9 The ordering of society 10 The enforcement of law PART III THE COST OF EMPIRE 11 Demographic catastrophe 12 Economic dependence 13 Peril by sea PART IV THE ENDURANCE OF EMPIRE 14 Decline and recovery 15 Caribbean conflicts 16 Growth and reorganisation PART V THE DISINTEGRATION OF EMPIRE 17 Spaniards and Americans 18 The Creole revolt CONCLUSION The aftermath of empire Bibliographical notes Index

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J. H. Parry is a meticulous scholar, and brings a wealth of information to bear. . . . He tells the long, complex story with admirable balance. --John A. Crow, Saturday Review

""J. H. Parry is a meticulous scholar, and brings a wealth of information to bear. . . . He tells the long, complex story with admirable balance.""--John A. Crow, ""Saturday Review

"""J. H. Parry is a meticulous scholar, and brings a wealth of information to bear. . . . He tells the long, complex story with admirable balance.""--John A. Crow, ""Saturday Review"

Author Information

J. H. Parry (1914-1984) was educated at Cambridge and Harvard, taught at the University of the West Indies, the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and the University of Wales. He was appointed Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University in 1965. Among his many books are The Age of Reconnaissance and The Age of Discovery (California).

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