Native Traditions in the Postconquest World: A Symposium at Dumbarton Oaks, 2nd through 4th October 1992

by Elizabeth Hill Boone (Editor), Tom Cummins (Editor)

This volume consists of papers from the 1992 Dumbarton Oaks conference marking the quincentennial of Columbus’s landing in the Americas. By directing their attention toward the indigenous response to the Spanish intrusion, to the cultural adjustments and negotiations it required, the editors and authors of this volume hope that a better understanding can be achieved of the cultural features that made native societies so resilient.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Elizabeth Hill Boone is Martha and Donald Robertson Chair in Latin American Art at Tulane University.