Demographic Collapse: Indian Peru, 1520-1620

(Book #41 in the Cambridge Latin American Studies Series)

by Noble David Cook

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While many scholars have been interested in the size of the Indian population of the Americas at the time of first contact with Europeans, this book, first published in 1982, was the first to make a thorough examination of the question. Focusing on Peru, Professor Cook estimates population size on the basis of archaeology, carrying capacity of the agricultural systems, disease mortality, depopulation ratios, and census projection. He also analyses...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521523141

ISBN13:9780521523141

Release Date:July 2004

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:324 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

16th Century Americas Central America Demography History Latin America Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Peru Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences South America Textbooks

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