Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I Early Histories 13
6. II Early Modern Histories 63
7. III Cultures in Collision 105
8. IV Through Travelers’ Eyes 149
9. V High Colonial Indies 193
10. VI The Last Decades of the Indies 245
11. VII From Nationalism to Independence 291
12. VIII The Old Order, the New Order—Political Climate 329
13. IX Social Issues and Cultural Debates 365
14. X Into the Twenty-First Century 407
15. Suggestions for Further Reading 451
16. Acknowledgment of Copyrights 457
17. Index 465