Of Things of the Indies Essays Old and New in Early Latin American History

"Many would say that Lockhart has been the most original of colonial Spanish Americanists writing in English during the last thirty years. This collection is powerful evidence for that opinion."-The Journal of Interdisciplinary History "This collection of wide-ranging essays showcases the ongoing work of one of the most distinguished and productive scholars of early Latin America. . . . This is a book that proposes, delights, and illuminates. . . . Those who love innovative wide-ranging research, who still regard scholarship as a potentially joyful intellectual challenge, will want this work on their bookshelves and on their students' reading lists."-Canadian Journal of History "In his rich and rewarding volume of essays, Of Things of the Indies: Essays Old and New in Early Latin American History, Lockhart reveals in the more autobiographical of the essays the influences-personal, educational, philosophical-that shaped his deeply interdisciplinary, empirical, almost anti-theoretical approach to the study of early Latin American social and cultural history. His practically super-human powers of concentration and levels of energy can be perceived."-Latin American Research Review