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In Defense of the Indians by Bartolomé de Las Casas (1992, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-100875805566

ISBN-139780875805566

eBay Product ID (ePID)714448

Product Key Features

Book TitleIn Defense of the Indians

Number of Pages411 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1992

TopicLatin America / General, Native American

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorBartolomé De Las Casas

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN92-060321

Reviews""A superb vindication of an oppressed people.... The message shines through and comes ringing down the centuries. " -New York Review of Books "Time and again Las Casas surprises by his freshness, his boldness, his startling modernity. " -Journal of Modern History "Poole's commentary does much to clarify obscure points in the text. " -Catholic Historical Review", "A superb vindication of an oppressed people.... The message shines through and comes ringing down the centuries."-- New York Review of Books "Time and again Las Casas surprises by his freshness, his boldness, his startling modernity." -- Journal of Modern History "Poole's commentary does much to clarify obscure points in the text."-- Catholic Historical Review, "A superb vindication of an oppressed people.... The message shines through and comes ringing down the centuries. " -New York Review of Books "Time and again Las Casas surprises by his freshness, his boldness, his startling modernity. " -Journal of Modern History "Poole's commentary does much to clarify obscure points in the text. " -Catholic Historical Review, "A superb vindication of an oppressed people. . . . The message shines through and comes ringing down the centuries." -- New York Review of Books "Time and again Las Casas surprises by his freshness, his boldness, his startling modernity." -- Journal of Modern History "Poole's commentary does much to clarify obscure points in the text." -- Catholic Historical Review, "A superb vindication of an oppressed people.... The message shines through and comes ringing down the centuries."- New York Review of Books "Time and again Las Casas surprises by his freshness, his boldness, his startling modernity." - Journal of Modern History "Poole's commentary does much to clarify obscure points in the text."- Catholic Historical Review

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisBartolom\u00e9 de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were "beasts" to be enslaved. In a dramatic debate in 1550 with Juan Gin\u00e9s de Sep\u00falveda, Las Casas argued vehemently before a royal commission in Valladolid that the native inhabitants should be viewed as fellow human beings, artistically and mechanically adroit, and capable of learning when properly taught. In Defense of the Indians, Las Casas's classic treatise on the humanity of native peoples, had far-reaching implications for the policies adopted by both the Spanish Crown and the Church toward slavery in the New World. This carefully reasoned but emotionally charged defense addresses issues such as the concept of a just war, the relationships between differing races and cultures, the concept of colonialism, and the problem of racism. Written toward the end of an active career as "Protector of the Indians," the work stands as a summary of the teaching of Las Casas's life. Available in its entirety for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by Martin E. Marty, In Defense of the Indians has proved to be an enduring work that speaks with relevance in the twentieth-first century. Skillfully translated from Latin by the Reverend Stafford Poole, it is an eloquent plea for human freedom that will appeal to scholars interested in the founding of the Americas and the development of the New World., Bartolomé de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were "beasts" to be enslaved. In a dramatic debate in 1550 with Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Las Casas argued vehemently before a royal commission in Valladolid that the native inhabitants should be viewed as fellow human beings, artistically and mechanically adroit, and capable of learning when properly taught. In Defense of the Indians , Las Casas's classic treatise on the humanity of native peoples, had far-reaching implications for the policies adopted by both the Spanish Crown and the Church toward slavery in the New World. This carefully reasoned but emotionally charged defense addresses issues such as the concept of a just war, the relationships between differing races and cultures, the concept of colonialism, and the problem of racism. Written toward the end of an active career as "Protector of the Indians," the work stands as a summary of the teaching of Las Casas's life. Available in its entirety for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by Martin E. Marty, In Defense of the Indians has proved to be an enduring work that speaks with relevance in the twentieth-first century. Skillfully translated from Latin by the Reverend Stafford Poole, it is an eloquent plea for human freedom that will appeal to scholars interested in the founding of the Americas and the development of the New World.

LC Classification NumberF1411