The Conquest of History : Spanish Colonialism and National Histories in the Nineteenth Century
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Pitt Latin American Series
ISBN-10
0822959909
ISBN-13
9780822959908
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Imprint
University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 23rd, 2007
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
412 grams
Dimensions
15.80 x 23.00 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
European historyModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900HistoryEuropean history
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By exploring controversies such as the veracity of the Black Legend, the location of Christopher Columbus's mortal remains, and the survival of indigenous cultures, this study shows how recorded history became implicated in the struggles over empire.
As Spain rebuilt its colonial regime in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish American revolutions, it turned to history to justify continued dominance. The metropolitan vision of history, however, always met with opposition in the colonies. The Conquest of History examines how historians, officials, and civic groups in Spain and its colonies forged national histories out of the ruins and relics of the imperial past. By exploring controversies over the veracity of the Black Legend, the location of Christopher Columbus’s mortal remains, and the survival of indigenous cultures, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara’s richly documented study shows how history became implicated in the struggles over empire. It also considers how these approaches to the past, whether intended to defend or to criticize colonial rule, called into being new postcolonial histories of empire and of nations.
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