A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico (Studies in Environment and History) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico (Studies in Environment and History) Book

Taking as a case study the sixteenth century history of a region of highland central Mexico, this text reveals how the environmental and social changes brought about by the introduction of Old World grazing species aided European expansion by enabling the Spanish takeover of land.Read More

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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.

  • 052157448X
  • 9780521574488
  • Elinor G. K. Melville
  • 13 July 1997
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 220
  • New Ed
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