A plague of sheep : environmental consequences of the conquest of Mexico / Elinor G.K. Melville

Author: Melville, Elinor G. K.
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, [1997]
Physical Description: 1 online resource

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Studies in environment and history

Contents

Introduction -- Alien landscapes -- The Australian experience -- The Mexican case -- The conquest process -- The colonial regime.

Summary

This book is about the biological conquest of the New World. It explores the idea that the transformation of the biological regime associated with the introduction of Old World species into New World ecosystems enabled the conquest of indigenous populations and the domination of vast areas of rural space. It uses the sixteenth-century history of a region of highland central Mexico as a case study and focuses on the changes associated with the introduction of Old World grazing animals. The study spells out in detail the processes that enabled the Spanish takeover of land, and clarifies the role of environmental change in the evolution of colonial society; it is suggested that the formation of a stable colonial regime constituted the conquest process.

Subject(s)

1500-1810
Sheep—Ecology—Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)—History—16th century
Animal introduction—Environmental aspects—Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)—History—16th century
Grazing—Environmental aspects—Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)—History—16th century
Pastoral systems—Environmental aspects—Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)—History—16th century
Human ecology—Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)—History—16th century
Indians of—Mexico—Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)—History—16th century
Mouton—Mexique—Mezquital, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Écologie—Histoire—16e siècle
Animaux—Introduction—Aspect de l'environnement—Mexique—Mezquítal, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire—16e siècle
Pâturages—Aspect de l'environnement—Mexique—Mezquítal, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire—16e siècle
Pastoralisme—Aspect de l'environnement—Mexique—Mezquítal, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire—16e siècle
Écologie humaine—Mexique—Mezquítal, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire—16e siècle
Indiens—Mexique—Mexique—Mezquital, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire—16e siècle
Environnement—Mexique—Mezquital, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire
Moutons—Écologie—Mexique—Mezquítal, Vallée de (Hidalgo)—Histoire—16e siècle
SOCIAL SCIENCE—Agriculture & Food
SOCIAL SCIENCE—Human Geography
HISTORY—Latin America—Mexico
Animal introduction—Environmental aspects
Ecology
Grazing—Environmental aspects
Human ecology
Indians of Mexico
Sheep—Ecology
Weidetiere
Ackerbau
Umweltkrise
Ecologische aspecten
Veroveringen
Pâturages—Mexique—16e siècle
Pastoralisme—Mexique—16e siècle
Systèmes agraires—Mexique—16e siècle
Écologie humaine—Mexique—16e siècle
Animaux—Introduction—Mexique—16e siècle
Mouton—Élevage—Aspect de l'environnement—Mexique—16e siècle
Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo, Mexico)—Environmental conditions—History
Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540
Mexico—History—Spanish colony, 1540-1810
Mexique—Histoire—1519-1540 (Conquête)
Mexique—Histoire—1540-1810 (Colonie espagnole)
Mezquítal, Vallée de (Hidalgo, Mexique)—Conditions environnementales—Histoire
Mexico
Mexico—Mezquital Valley (Hidalgo)
Mexique—1519-1540 (Conquête)
Mexique—1540-1810 (Colonie espagnole)
Mexiko—Eroberung
Conquest of Mexico (Mexico : 1519-1540)

Genre(s)

History

ISBN

9781139939225 (electronic bk.)
113993922X (electronic bk.)
052142061X
9780521420617
052157448X
9780521574488

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index.

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