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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2012
      March 1994
      ISBN:
      9780511571091
      9780521420617
      9780521574488
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511571091
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.5kg, 220 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.335kg, 220 Pages
      • Series:
      Studies in Environment and History
      Subjects:
      Social and Cultural Anthropology, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Regional History after 1500, Anthropology
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    Series:
    Studies in Environment and History
    Subjects:
    Social and Cultural Anthropology, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Regional History after 1500, Anthropology
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    This is a book about the biological conquest of the New World. Taking as a case study the sixteenth-century history of a region of highland central Mexico, it shows how the environmental and social changes brought about by the introduction of Old World species aided European expansion. The book spells out in detail the environmental changes associated with the introduction of Old World grazing animals into New World ecosystems, demonstrates how these changes enabled the Spanish takeover of land, and explains how environmental changes shaped the colonial societies.

    Reviews

    "...a very important book for all those interested in Latin American history....a very important work because it opens up a debate that should help us better understand the processes of European conquest throughout Latin America." Erick D. Langer, The Americas

    "Melville's book does a great service....All in all, the book truly contributes to an historical profession that too often sees nature in terms of the longue dureé of Braudel. Melville provides a balance." Abel A. Alves, H-Net Book Review

    "This is a fascinating study of the effects of policy and ecology on a small region in Mexico....All who are interested in historical environmental studies should read this book. Its implications are not limited to Mexico, nor to the early modern period." John F. Schwaller, Sixteenth Century Journal

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