Lyman L. Johnson

Mark A. Burkholder

The 10th edition of Colonial Latin America provides a councise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World and their preconquest background to the wave of independence in the early nineteenth century. This new edition includes improved and expanded discussions of daily lifein Colonial Latin America. In expanding these discussions, this edition is indispensable for students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the facinating, rich, and often tragic history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping contemporary Latin Americaand the world.

Colonial Latin America

Informative but not easy to read, even when reading this in an academic setting that gives additional information to aid understanding. Uses a lot of outdated language/terminology as well.

The attempt to include the positions of women in colonial society is helpful, but I feel like there could have been more because if we're talking about society, make an effort to include all of the people who were a part of that society- I wanted more information about non-Christians, queer people, and Black people specifically. 

It's just okay, especially when compared to most textbooks, but still.

Colonial Latin America

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