Contested Territory: Mapping Peru in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Landscape is never static, but changes continuously when seen in relation to human occupation, movement, labor, and discourse. Contested Territory explores the ways in which Peru's early colonial landscapes were experienced and portrayed, especially by the Spanish conquerors but also by their conquered subjects. It focuses on the role played by indigenous groups in shaping the Spanish experiences of landscapes, the diverse geographical images of Peru and ways in which these were constructed and contested, and what this can tell us about the nature of colonial relations in post-conquest Peru.

This exceptional study, which draws from archival records and sources such as cartographies, offers a richly nuanced view of the complexity of colonial relations. It will be read with appreciation by those interested in Spanish history, geography, and colonialism.

Author: Heidi V. Scott
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 10/15/2009
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780268041311

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 01/15/2010 pg. 20
Choice 07/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 78

About the Author

Heidi V. Scott is lecturer in Human Geography at the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University.