Colonial Latin America

This was an assigned text for a college course and I really wish that the professor had required us to purchase another text. The writing style was difficult to understand (and I have a BA in English) and found the sentence structure often to be confusing. The organization of the material is sloppy, some chapters repeating information already provided. Content-wise, I found it to be lacking and tended to be long-winded and hard to follow. It's not as bad as the other required text, which was like a high school text compared to this one, but I found that I needed to often clarify what I was reading about by supplementing information on the topic with other sources. Very glad I only rented this book.

Latin America is a fascinating area of study. My recent grad class in the subject exposed me to much new material such as this book (our basic text)Burkholder and Johnson have done an exhausative study of both poltical and cultural history of Spanish & Portuguese colonial America. They covered the various periods of the colonies under expansionism, Imperial neglience, Bourbon reforms,and the rebellions that gave the region its freedom from the mother country.The detail is impressive. Shipping numbers, industrial production, political reform, the lives of the majority Indians and Metizo commoners...it's all here. Slavery in all it's permutations is covered as well as the absurd attempts to name the various racial combinations that resulted in a multi cultural society.For both the novice and the dedicated historian, this book cannot come highly recommended enough.

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Great book.

Cheap, good condition and what I needed. WHat lese could you ask for. It provided me with the information needed to succeed in my class. Highly suggested if they havent made any newer editions.

The seller sold the book in the condition which described. It arrived in a timely manner and enabled me to save money, and not waste time!

The seller described the condition of the book exactly as it is. It was delivered within the expected date range. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase.

If you are a novice in the study of colonial Latin America, this book is a good place to start. Burkholder and Johnson have covered just about every aspect of society and politics in colonial Latin America from pre-Columbian cultures to the struggles for independence in the 1800's. The book covers religion, slavery, the environmental impact of Europeans, government structures, gender roles, racial issues, economics, and family history as well as developments back in Europe that had reverberations in Latin America. One very helpful aspect of the book is that unfamiliar Spanish terms are in italics and a glossary of all such italicized words can be found in the back of the book. Most people have heard of Cortes, Montezuma, and Pizarro, but Burkholder and Johnson are especially strong on the less familiar story of what happened once the Spanish and Portuguese had taken control in the New World. This book covers only Spanish and Portuguese America, so if you are interested in the French, Dutch, or English enclaves in the Caribbean, you will need to look elsewhere. Specialists will be familiar with all the themes in this book, but for beginners it is an excellent introduction to the subject. Burkholder and Johnson periodically update the book so as to keep it on the cutting edge of current scholarship. Anyone interested in doing more research will also benefit from up-to-date bibliographies at the end of each chapter.

First time reading the book and half the pages are falling out like they weren’t even secured in the book in the first place. I am having to tape so many pages, terrible quality for a brand new book

I didnt get it! what happened? I want my money back!What now? Am I getting my money back?Maria.