{"product_id":"natural-and-moral-history-of-the-indies-paperback","title":"Natural and Moral History of the Indies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé de Acosta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNatural and Moral History of the Indies\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic work of New World history originally published by José de Acosta in 1590, is now available in the first new English translation to appear in several hundred years. A Spanish Jesuit, Acosta produced this account by drawing on his own observations as a missionary in Peru and Mexico, as well as from the writings of other missionaries, naturalists, and soldiers who explored the region during the sixteenth century. One of the first comprehensive investigations of the New World, Acosta's study is strikingly broad in scope. He describes the region's natural resources, flora and fauna, and terrain. He also writes in detail about the Amerindians and their religious and political practices.\u003cbr\u003eA significant contribution to Renaissance Europe's thinking about the New World, Acosta's \u003ci\u003eNatural and Moral History of the Indies\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an effort to incorporate new information into a Christian, Renaissance worldview. He attempted to confirm for his European readers that a \"new\" continent did indeed exist and that human beings could and did live in equatorial climates. A keen observer and prescient thinker, Acosta hypothesized that Latin America's indigenous peoples migrated to the region from Asia, an idea put forth more than a century before Europeans learned of the Bering Strait. Acosta's work established a hierarchical classification of Amerindian peoples and thus contributed to what today is understood as the colonial difference in Renaissance European thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superb translation of Jose de Acosta's Natural History\" into contemporary English that has been long overdue, with a first-rate introduction by one of America's outstanding Hispanists. The volume should prove useful to those interested in the natural history of the New World, the history of the Jesuits, and an understanding of Catholic conversion efforts in the sixteenth century.\"--Patricia Seed, Rice University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé de Acosta (1540-1600) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary trained in philosophy, theology, and history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jane E. Mangan is Assistant Professor of History at Harvard University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Walter D. Mignolo is William H. Wannamaker Professor of Literature and Romance Studies at Duke University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frances M. López-Morillas has translated numerous Spanish-language works into English, including Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca's \u003ci\u003eNaufragios\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 568\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.34 x 6.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47504830857394,"sku":"9780822328452","price":56.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/DzdxQuEdDa9780822328452_91b3526e-e597-4d85-bc73-18b2279d1819.webp?v=1779514769","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/natural-and-moral-history-of-the-indies-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}