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The Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account | 
 enlarge | Author: Bartolome De Las Casas
Creators: Bill Donovan, Herma Briffault
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 122342
Media: Paperback
Pages: 152
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0801844304
Dewey Decimal Number: 980
EAN: 9780801844300
ASIN: 0801844304
Publication Date: February 1, 1992
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Condition: Some scuffs on edges of cover, otherwise good condition
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"One of the major sources for the study on the interraction between whites and American Indians during the sixteenth century." -- Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association
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Great account of the fight for justice in young Mexico May 15, 2000
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book is a short version of The Conquest of New Spain. In the Brief account, de las Casas explains the violence and injustice in which the natives were being treated by the spanish conquistadores. De las Casas writes this account to show the king in Spain the way the army was trating the indians. It also shows the courage of the clergy to protect the rights of the oppressed. De las Casas became the first bishop of Chiapas, the same area in conflict today in southern Mexico where the Church keeps fighting for justice for the poor.
 An insightful book October 13, 2000
Rob Turner (Provo, Utah USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Bartolome was a priest in the new world and the book in an attempt to show the abuses that the Spaniards committed against the indians and the damages done in the name of Gad and the King. This book is a historiography, but well written and a quick read. It presents a new facet of the conquest and is a direct contrast to the writings of Cortes.
 this book is terrible September 1, 2000
0 out of 56 found this review helpful
do not buy this book i was forced to read it for school it is soo boring. please take my advice do not waste your money , if you want to read a good book read A rasin in the sun, by lorainne hansberry it rules!
 An important book September 6, 2007
A. Gray (New Haven, CT United States)
This book is a must read for anyone studying early colonial history, especially that of the Spanish colonies. While biased by the political and theological positions of the author, it remains an important first hand account of the period.
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