| A Plague of Sheep Contributor(s): Melville, Elinor G. K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052142061X ISBN-13: 9780521420617 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 304.270 |
| LCCN: 93010662 |
| Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.09 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book about the biological conquest of the New World. Taking as a case study the sixteenth century history of a region of highland central Mexico, it shows how the environmental and social changes brought about by the introduction of Old World species aided European expansion. The book spells out in detail the environmental changes associated with the introduction of Old World grazing animals into New World ecosystems, demonstrates how these changes enabled the Spanish takeover of land, and explains how environmental changes shaped the colonial societies. |