A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico

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Author: Elinor G. K. Melville

ISBN-10: 052142061X

ISBN-13: 9780521420617

Category: Economic Conditions

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Taking as a case study the sixteenth-century history of a region of highland central Mexico, this book is about the biological conquest of the New World.

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Alien landscapes; 3. The Australian experience; 4. The Mexican case; 5. The conquest process; 6. The colonial regime; Appendix 1. Sub-areas; Appendix 2. Sources for population estimates; Appendix 3. Sources for land holding and land use; Abbreviations; Glossary; Bibliography.