The Tupac Amaru and Catarista Rebellions: An Anthology of Sources [Paperback]

Ward Stavig (Author, Editor), Ella Schmidt (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 20, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0872208451 | ISBN-13: 978-0872208452

Through a wide variety of primary sources -- including letters, eyewitness accounts, and governmental documents -- this collection portrays in vivid detail the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). Headnotes introduce each selection, and a general introduction provides historical, cultural, and political context. Maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms are included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This volume represents a true breakthrough. The indigenous uprisings of the late eighteenth century in the Andes form one of the most dramatic chapters in colonial Latin American history. Yet until now there has been no set of original documents from the period available in the English language. Ward Stavig and Ella Schmidt have worked assiduously to make this material available and the resulting book is impressive in its breadth and depth. It covers a long span of the eighteenth century and the major regional theaters of insurgency. It will be of great value to scholars, teachers, and students. --(Sinclair Thomson, Department of History, New York University)

. . . this endeavor provides a wealth of material to study when consulting scholarship on the rebellions. . . . Highly recommended. --(K. Cleland-Sipfle, CHOICE)

From the Back Cover

Through a wide variety of primary sources -- including letters, eyewitness accounts, and governmental documents -- this collection portrays in vivid detail the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). Headnotes introduce each selection, and a general introduction provides historical, cultural, and political context. Maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms are included.

Ella Schmidt is Assistant Professor of Anthroplogy, University of South Florida.

The late Ward Stavig was Professor of History, University of South Florida.

Charles Walker is Associate Professor of History, University of California Davis. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co (March 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872208451
• ISBN-13: 978-0872208452
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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