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Maps | p. ix |
Preface | p. x |
America, Iberia, and Africa Before the Conquest | p. 1 |
Amerindian Civilizations on the Eve of European Conquest | p. 1 |
The Iberian World in the Late Fifteenth Century | p. 23 |
Atlantic Africa in the Fifteenth Century | p. 32 |
First Encounters in the New World | p. 40 |
The Age of Conquest | p. 50 |
The Conquest of Mexico | p. 50 |
The Conquest of Peru | p. 58 |
The Ebb Tide of Conquest | p. 67 |
Black Participation in the Age of Conquest | p. 76 |
Conundrums and the Columbian Exchange | p. 78 |
Ruling New World Empires | p. 91 |
Imperial Organization and Administration | p. 91 |
The Colonial Church | p. 104 |
Population and Labor | p. 119 |
Changes in the Colonial Population | p. 119 |
Indian Labor | p. 130 |
Slavery and the Slave Trade | p. 139 |
Chapters Production, Exchange, and Defense | p. 152 |
The Mining and Sugar Industries | p. 153 |
International Trade and Taxation | p. 161 |
Defense | p. 170 |
The Colonial Economy | p. 178 |
The Social Economy | p. 190 |
Evolution of Colonial Societies | p. 191 |
The Elites | p. 193 |
Urban and Rural Middle Groups | p. 200 |
The Broad Base of Colonial Society | p. 204 |
The Family and Society | p. 221 |
Family: The Foundation of Colonial Society | p. 221 |
Women in Colonial Societies and Economies | p. 236 |
The Culture of Honor | p. 241 |
Living in an Empire | p. 245 |
Colonial Settings | p. 245 |
Daily Life in the Colonies | p. 256 |
The Cultural Milieu | p. 280 |
Imperial Expansion | p. 296 |
The Spanish Colonies: .From the War of Succession to the Loss of Havana | p. 296 |
Brazil in the Age of Expansion | p. 305 |
The Era of Caroline Reforms | p. 320 |
New Spain and Peru | p. 321 |
The Emergence of the Periphery in Spanish America | p. 335 |
Crisis and Political Revolution | p. 352 |
The World Turned Upside Down | p. 353 |
An Era of War and Crisis for Spain and Portugal | p. 356 |
Governments of Resistance and Political Revolution, 1808-12 | p. 362 |
From Empire to Independence | p. 368 |
Ferdinand and the Failure of Absolutism | p. 369 |
Independence in Spanish America | p. 370 |
Portugal and Brazil in an Era of Revolution | p. 383 |
Cuba: The "Ever Faithful Isle" | p. 387 |
Spain After the Loss of the Mainland Empire | p. 388 |
Epilogue | p. 391 |
The Economy | p. 393 |
Government and Political Life | p. 397 |
Social Change | p. 400 |
A Note on Periodical Literature and Suggested Readings | p. 403 |
Glossary | p. 404 |
Illustration Sources and Credits | p. 409 |
Monarchs of Spain and Portugal | p. 412 |
Index | p. 415 |
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