Keen's Latin American Civilization, Volume 1 - 10th Edition

Name: Keen's Latin American Civilization, Volume 1 - 10th Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The tenth edition of Keen's Latin American Civilization inaugurates a new era in the history of this classic anthology by dividing it into two volumes. The 88 excerpts provide foundational accounts of life in colonial Latin America. Concise introductions for chapters and excerpts provide essential context for understanding the primary sources. > The tenth edition of Keen's Latin American Civilization inaugurates a new era in the history of this classic anthology by dividing it into two volumes. This first volume retains most of the colonial period sources from the ninth edition but with some significant additions including two new sets of images (representations of Brazilian cannibals and 'casta paintings' of mixed race families), an alternative conquest narrative, two new readings on imperial governance, and three new readings on gender and sexuality, including selections from the autobiography of a Spanish nun who took on a male persona to fight as a soldier in the American coloe