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“It is a lifetime’s work. It is a pretty much comprehensive study of political thought, cultural thought and particularly theological thought in the Americas, with a concentration on Mexico and Peru. Brading is very unusual in that he has worked on both of the old indigenous Empire regions. He moves though the entire colonial period and indeed into the early Republican era: 1492-1867. If there was one single book about all the ideas of Spanish America throughout very nearly 400 years, this would be the one that I would recommend.” Read more...
The best books on Latin American History
James Dunkerley, Political Scientist
