{"product_id":"bartolom-de-las-casas-and-lawrence-a-clayton-9781405194280","title":"Bartolomé de Las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas","description":"This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolom  de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that Las Casas, 'protector of Indians, ' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence A. Clayton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405194286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405194280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011","brand":"Lawrence A. Clayton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123429732607,"sku":"9781405194280","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c56ad05e-37eb-4655-952e-d8bb4a20e913.jpg?v=1687430843","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bartolom-de-las-casas-and-lawrence-a-clayton-9781405194280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}