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Bartolomé de las Casas
Contributor(s): Clayton (Author)
ISBN: 1405194286     ISBN-13: 9781405194280
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $30.35  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography
- History | Latin America - General
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2010030304
Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista: Themes and Interpretations in Latin American History
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.57 lbs) 206 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
 
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Publisher Description:
This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolom de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.
  • Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages
  • Argues that Las Casas, 'protector of Indians, ' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
  • Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions
  • Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it