The matter of empire : metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru /

The matter of empire : metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru /

The Matter of Empire examines the philosophical principles invoked by apologists of the Spanish empire that laid the foundations for the material exploitation of the Andean region between 1520 and 1640. Centered on Potosí, Bolivia, Orlando Bentancor's original study ties the colonizers' at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bentancor, Orlando (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2017]
Series:Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Subjects:
Indians of South America > Colonization > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Mines and mineral resources > Political aspects > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Environmental degradation > Political aspects > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Metaphysics > Political aspects > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Instrumentalism (Philosophy) > Political aspects > Bolivia > Potosí (Department) > History.
Imperialism > Philosophy > History.
HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
SCIENCE / History.
PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics.
Potosí (Bolivia : Department) > Colonization > History > 16th century.
Potosí (Bolivia : Department) > Colonization > History > 17th century.
Spain > Colonies > America > History.
Peru > History > 1548-1820.

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