9781107001213-1107001218-Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography

Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography

ISBN-13: 9781107001213
ISBN-10: 1107001218
Edition: 0
Author: Lawrence A. Clayton
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 504 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781107001213
ISBN-10: 1107001218
Edition: 0
Author: Lawrence A. Clayton
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 504 pages

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Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography (ISBN-13: 9781107001213 and ISBN-10: 1107001218), written by authors Lawrence A. Clayton, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Latin America (Historical) books. You can easily purchase or rent Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Latin America books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.24.

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The Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566) was a prominent chronicler of the early Spanish conquest of the Americas, a noted protector of the American Indians, and arguably the most significant figure in the early Spanish Empire after Christopher Columbus. Following an epiphany in 1514, Las Casas fought the Spanish control of the Indies for the rest of his life, writing vividly about the brutality of the Spanish conquistadors. Once a settler and exploiter of the American Indians, he became their defender, breaking ground for the modern human rights movement. Las Casas brought his understanding of Christian scripture to the forefront in his defense of the Indians, challenging the premise that the Indians of the New World were any less civilized or capable of practicing Christianity than Europeans. Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography is the first major English-language and scholarly biography of Las Casas' life in a generation.

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