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The longue durée of colonial violence in Latin America
Die longue durée kolonialer Gewalt in Lateinamerika
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Abstract "There can be no doubt that physical violence was a constant feature of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism in Latin America. Far from being uniform, however, the form and extent of colonial violence varied considerably between different regions and time periods. The paper discusses these differences... mehr
"There can be no doubt that physical violence was a constant feature of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism in Latin America. Far from being uniform, however, the form and extent of colonial violence varied considerably between different regions and time periods. The paper discusses these differences and relates them, among other things, to the character of the native societies as well as to the different systems of economic exploitation the colonizers used. In another section, the patterns of violent protest against colonial rule will be discussed where periods of relative 'peacefulness' alternated with times of massive violence. Beyond this, it is argued that alliances between Europeans and indigenous groups played an important role in the establishment and preservation of colonial rule. Emphasizing native complicity in the colonial system by no means absolves Europeans from their responsibility for colonialism in Latin America as such or, more specifically, for the bulk of colonial violence. However, in view of the fact that the Spanish and Portuguese remained a small minority throughout most of Latin America up to the end of the colonial period, this aspect seems crucial to the understanding of how colonialism was possible at all. In a concluding section the long term consequences of the colonial violence and its legitimizing ideal after independence will be discussed." (author's abstract)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
20. Jahrhundert; Krise; soziale Bewegung; historische Entwicklung; Europa; Postkolonialismus; indigene Völker; Kolonialismus; 19. Jahrhundert; Widerstand; Missionierung; Spanien; Gewalt; 18. Jahrhundert; Portugal; Indianer; Lateinamerika
Klassifikation
allgemeine Geschichte
Methode
historisch
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2012
Seitenangabe
S. 254-275
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 37 (2012) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.3.254-275
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)