Colonial Spanish Architecture : A Documentary History

This imaginative & richly illustrated volume beckons readers on a guided tour of colonial Latin America. Men & women from all ranks of society appear in their own words, in images painted by colonial artists, & in carefully researched biographical sketches prepared by modern historians. You will learn how to find clues to the dynamics of colonial society in sources beyond the printed word -- in maps & textiles, monuments & church buildings. An innovative selection of texts & images -- both primary & secondary sources -- illuminates crucial developments in colonial Spanish American history. A wide variety of voices emerges from the doc's., enabling provocative discussion of the construction of gender, class, race, ethnicity, & relationships of power. Illus.Mills, Kenneth is the author of 'Colonial Spanish Architecture : A Documentary History', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756795726 and ISBN 0756795729.