| The Conquest of History: Spanish Colonialism and National Histories in the Nineteenth Century Contributor(s): Schmidt-Nowara, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822959909 ISBN-13: 9780822959908 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: As Spain rebuilt its colonial regime in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish American revolutions, it turned to history to justify continued dominance. The metropolitan vision of history, however, always met with opposition in the colonies. "The Conquest of History" examines how historians, officials, and civic groups in Spain and its colonies forged national histories out of the ruins and relics of the imperial past. By exploring controversies over the veracity of the Black Legend, the location of Christopher Columbus's mortal remains, and the survival of indigenous cultures, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara's richly documented study shows how history became implicated in the struggles over empire. It also considers how these approaches to the past, whether intended to defend or to criticize colonial rule, called into being new postcolonial histories of empire and of nations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - History | World - General - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 980.031 |
| Series: Pitt Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.89" (0.89 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As Spain rebuilt its colonial regime in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish American revolutions, it turned to history to justify continued dominance. The metropolitan vision of history, however, always met with opposition in the colonies. The Conquest of History examines how historians, officials, and civic groups in Spain and its colonies forged national histories out of the ruins and relics of the imperial past. By exploring controversies over the veracity of the Black Legend, the location of Christopher Columbus's mortal remains, and the survival of indigenous cultures, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara's richly documented study shows how history became implicated in the struggles over empire. It also considers how these approaches to the past, whether intended to defend or to criticize colonial rule, called into being new postcolonial histories of empire and of nations. |