Andean Worlds: Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825
This broadly gauged, synthetic study examines how the Spanish invasion of the Inca Empire (called Tawintinsuyu) in 1532 brought dramatic and irreversible transformations in traditional Andean modes of production, technology, politics, religion, culture, and social hierarchies. At the same time, Professor Andrien explains how the indigenous peoples merged these changes with their own political, socioeconomic, and religious traditions. In this way European and indigenous life ways became...
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Examines the Spanish invasion of the Inca Empire in 1532 and how European and indigenous life ways became intertwined, producing a new and constantly evolving hybrid colonial order in the Andes. Indigenous Nations Studies Journal Andean Worlds would serve as an excellent introduction to Andean colonial history and/or Indigenous culture, history, economics, and politics. This book would also be of interest to those interested in colonial studies more generally. . . . Few scholars are able to succesfully present this type of 'big picture' analysis of nearly three centuries of history but Andrien's book is intellectually stimulating while being both concise and readable.
List of MapsList of FiguresPreface1Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Andean Past12Tawantinsuyu in 1532113The Colonial State414The Colonial Socioeconomic Order735Andean Culture and Society under Colonial Rule1036Religious Conversion and the Imposition of Orthodoxy1537Resistance, Rebellion, and Consciousness193Glossary of Terms244Notes251Suggested Readings270Index279
\ Hispanic American Historical ReviewAndrien does an excellent job of synthesizing the best original scholarship, while always bringing out the most interesting anecdotes and characters.\ \ \ \ \ Indigenous Nations Studies JournalAndean Worlds would serve as an excellent introduction to Andean colonial history and/or Indigenous culture, history, economics, and politics. This book would also be of interest to those interested in colonial studies more generally. . . . Few scholars are able to succesfully present this type of 'big picture' analysis of nearly three centuries of history but Andrien's book is intellectually stimulating while being both concise and readable.\ \ \ Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryAndrien's Andean Worlds is an impressive synthetic work that integrates a vast amount of scholarship from all fields to give a comprehensive picture of the experiences of native Andeans under colonialism. The book is not only packed with information; it is clearly and elegantly written.\ \ \ \ \ Sixteenth Century JournalKenneth J. Andrien's Andean Worlds: Indigenous History, Culture and Consciousness under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825 is a well-written, accessible volume that traces the history of the Andean people and their culture before and during Spanish rule.\ \
