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From Savages to Subjects

Missions in the History of the American Southwest

Robert H Jackson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Incorporating recent findings by leading Southwest scholars as well as original research, this book takes a fresh new look at the history of Spanish missions in northern Mexico/the American Southwest during the 17th and 18th centuries. Far from a record of heroic missionaries, steadfast soldiers, and colonial administrators, it examines the experiences of the natives brought to live on the missions, and the ways in which the mission program attempted to change just about every aspect of indigenous life. Emphasizing the effect of the missions on native populations, demographic patterns, economics, and socio-cultural change, this path-breaking work fills a major gap in the history of the Southwest.

ISBN: 9780765605979

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

172 pages