Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

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Walker, Charles F.

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9780822341895

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0822341891

Publisher: Duke University Press

Summary: "As Charles F. Walker shows in this fascinating book, the great earthquake that destroyed Lima in 1746 ruptured along social as well as geological fault lines, exposing profound contradictions between baroque piety, Bourbon Reform, and indigenous identity. Moreover, the extraordinary social aftershocks, ranging from revelation to rebellion, further fragmented LimeÑo society, leaving fissures that are still visible in... the modern megalopolis."-Mike Davis, author ofPlanet of Slums [read more]

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