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The Matter of Empire - (Illuminations) by Orlando Bentancor (Paperback)

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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.
  • About the Author: Orlando Bentancor is assistant professor of Spanish and Latin American cultures at Barnard College.
  • 416 Pages
  • History, Latin America
  • Series Name: Illuminations

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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 were a major turning point for colonial expansion and paved the way to global mercantilism.



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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 were a major turning point for colonial expansion and paved the way to global mercantilism.



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... excellent book on the conquest of the America's by Spain.-- "North of Oxford"

The Matter of Empire is essential reading for anyone contemplating the philosophical underpinnings of the early Spanish Empire.-- "Journal of Interdisciplinary History"

A compelling contribution to imperial historiography. . . . sure to draw wide interdisciplinary interest.-- "Hispanic American Historical Review"

Original, impressive, and important. Bentancor has written, broadly speaking, an intellectual history that brings together a number of fields--among them, economics, history of science and technology, and philosophy--as well as a number of interrelated subjects, such as the histories of metallurgy, racism, imperialism, capitalism, and globalization. This is serious scholarship.-- "Nicolas Wey-Gomez, California Institute of Technology"

This book brilliantly demonstrates how two very important presuppositions underlie Spanish imperial practices: instrumentalism and the doctrine that superior forms had to give shape to imperfect matter. Since both are grounded in Thomas Aquinas' ideas--later radicalized by Spanish thinkers--thanks to The Matter of Empire, scholasticism will become fundamental to an understanding of the colonial period.-- "Ivonne del Valle, University of California, Berkeley"



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Orlando Bentancor is assistant professor of Spanish and Latin American cultures at Barnard College.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .93 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.34 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Illuminations
Sub-Genre: Latin America
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 416
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Theme: South America
Format: Paperback
Author: Orlando Bentancor
Language: English
Street Date: October 15, 2024
TCIN: 93787104
UPC: 9780822967477
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-5017
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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