Contested territory : mapping Peru in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Contested territory : mapping Peru in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries / Heidi V. Scott.

"Contested Territory" explores the ways in which Peru's early colonial landscapes were experienced and portrayed, especially by the Spanish conquerors but also by their conquered subjects. It focuses on the role played by indigenous groups in shaping the Spanish experiences of landsca...

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Main Author: Scott, Heidi V., 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2009]
Series:History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds.
Subjects:
1500-1820
Spaniards > Peru > History > 16th century.
Spaniards > Peru > History > 17th century.
Cultural landscapes > Peru.
Human geography > Peru.
Cultural landscapes
Discoveries in geography > Spanish
Human geography
Spaniards
Peru > History > Conquest, 1522-1548.
Peru > History > 1548-1820.
Peru > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Peru
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:"Contested Territory" explores the ways in which Peru's early colonial landscapes were experienced and portrayed, especially by the Spanish conquerors but also by their conquered subjects. It focuses on the role played by indigenous groups in shaping the Spanish experiences of landscapes, the diverse geographical images of Peru and ways in which these were constructed and contested, and what this can tell us about the nature of colonial relations in post-conquest Peru. -- From publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 256 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780268092702
0268092702
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 18, 2024).

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