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almafu_9958352299702883
Format:
1 online resource(320p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. , 2014. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812209433
Series Statement:
The Early Modern Americas
Content:
Based on intensive archival research and the unique visual data of more than a thousand extraordinary watercolors, The Bishop's Utopia seamlessly weaves cultural history, natural history, art, and imperial politics into a cinematic retelling of the life of Spanish Bishop Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón and the northern Peru in the 1780s.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction. Utopias in the New World --
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Chapter 1. Th e Books of a Bishop --
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Chapter 2. Parish Priests and Useful Information --
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Chapter 3. Imagining Towns in Trujillo --
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Chapter 4. Improvement Th rough Education --
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Chapter 5. The Hualgayoc Silver Mine --
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Chapter 6. Local Botany: The Products of Utopia --
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Chapter 7. The Legacy of Martínez Compañón --
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Conclusion. Martínez Compañón’s Native Utopia --
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Afterword --
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Sources and Methods --
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Appendix 1. Ecclesiastical Questionnaire Sent to Priests Prior to the Visita Party’s Arrival --
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Appendix 2. Natural History Questionnaire Sent to Priests Prior to the Visita Party’s Arrival --
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Archives and Special Collections Consulted --
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Notes --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812209433
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209433
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