Colonial Latin America

Colonial Latin America

The tenth edition of Colonial Latin America provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World and their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. Colonial Latin America is indispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating and often colorful history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping Latin America. " Colonial Latin America provides a solid narrative structure, yet it does not overwhelm students with a chronology of 'things happening.' The book's writing style is one of its greatest strengths: it is readable, understandable, and clear. This is the best one-volume text on the colonial period in Latin America."--David Castle, Ohio State University "The text is venerable because it works. It provides students with broad spatial and chronological panoramas that will help them make fuller sense of each and every topic pertaining to early Latin America."--Robert Ferry, University of Colorado The most inclusive perspective on the daily and cultural life of colonial Latin Americans Mark A. Burkholder is Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Lyman L. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.