Synopses & Reviews
Lewis Hankeand#8217;s seminal work is the first significant English-language discussion of the legitimacy of conquestand#151;an issue currently debated in the context of alleged economic and cultural hegemony. First published in 1949, Hankeand#8217;s book remains a landmark in the historiography of the Americas, the point of departure for both historians and legal academics studying early Native American-European encounters and their implications. Hankeand#8217;s colorful prose introduces not only Bartolomand#233; de Las Casas, but other heroes and villains of the Spanish national debate over the political, legal, and moral legitimacy of conquest.and#160;This new edition features a previously unpublished personal and professional reminiscence by the author and an introduction by Susan Scafidi and Peter Bakewell.