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The Body of the Conquistador: Food, Race and the Colonial Experience in Spanish America, 1492–1700 - Critical Perspectives on Empire Earle, Rebecca (University of Warwick)
The Body of the Conquistador: Food, Race and the Colonial Experience in Spanish America, 1492–1700 - Critical Perspectives on Empire
Earle, Rebecca (University of Warwick)
Could European bodies thrive in the Indies? Would Indians turn into Spaniards if they ate Spanish food? This fascinating history of food, colonisation and race shows that attitudes about food were fundamental to European colonialism and understandings of physical difference in the Age of Discovery.
278 pages, 21 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 20, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107693296 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 278 |
| Dimensions | 227 × 153 × 19 mm · 420 g |
| Language | English |
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