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Author Walker, Charles F., 1959-

Title Shaky colonialism [electronic resource] : the 1746 earthquake-tsunami in Lima, Peru, and its long aftermath / Charles F. Walker.

Imprint Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xiii, 260 p. : ill., maps.
Series e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Earthquakes, tsunamis, absolutism, and Lima -- Balls of fire : premonitions and the destruction of Lima -- City of kings : before and after -- Stabilizing the unstable and ordering the disorderly -- Contending notions of Lima : obstacles to urban reform in the aftermath -- Licentious friars, wandering nuns, and tangled censos : a shakeup of the church -- Controlling women's bodies and placating God's wrath : moral reform -- "All these Indian and black people bear us no good will" : the Lima and Huarochiri rebellions of 1750.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Earthquakes -- Social aspects -- Peru -- Lima.
Earthquakes -- Peru -- Lima -- Psychological aspects.
Lima (Peru) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780822388920
0822388928
9780822341727 (cloth : alk. paper)
0822341727 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822341895 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822341891 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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