The Matter of Empire: Metaphysics and Mining in Colonial Peru
(Part of the Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series)
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This book examines the philosophical principles invoked by apologists of the Spanish empire that laid the foundations for the exploitation of the Andean region between 1520 and 1640. Orlando Bentancor ties the colonizers' attempts to justify the abuses wrought on the environment and the indigenous population to their larger ideology concerning mining, science, and the empire's rightful place in the global sphere. To Bentancor, their presuppositions...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822967472
ISBN13:9780822967477
Release Date:October 2024
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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