People and Issues in Latin American History v. 1; The Colonial Experience

For this new edition, editor Jane Rausch has prepared an updated list of recommended books, videos, and films to enhance the written documents in each section.The sections of the book include: Columbus and the Transit of Civilization; Was Inca Rule Tyrannical?; Patterns of Conquest; The Spanish Struggle for Justice; The Introduction of African Slavery in Spanish America; Antonio Vieira and the Crisis of Seventeenth-Century Brazil; The Development of Society; Crisis and Climax in the Eighteenth Century; and, Historical Interpretations.