A historical archaeology of early Spanish colonial urbanism in Central America / William R. Fowler.

"In this milestone work, William Fowler uses archaeology, history, and social theory to show that the establishment of cities was essential to Spanish colonialism. Fowler draws upon decades of research at Ciudad Vieja, a sixteenth-century site located in present-day El Salvador and the best-pre...

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Main Author: Fowler, William R. (William Roy), 1950- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2022]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Modern-World Historical Archaeology and Early Spanish Colonial Urbanism
  • Ciudad Vieja in the Context of Modern-World Historical Archaeology
  • Ciudad Vieja and Early Spanish Colonial Urbanism
  • Part II. The Archaeology of Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador
  • Environmental Structures, Resources, and Economy of the Villa of San Salvador
  • The Ciudad Vieja Archaeological Project: Mapping, Site Survey, and Geophysical Remote Sensing
  • The Urban Landscape of Ciudad Vieja: Excavations and Architecture
  • Part III. A Structural History of Early Spanish Colonial Urbanism
  • The Longue Dur⁰́₍e of Historical Urbanism in Spain
  • Structural History of Early Colonial Urbanism in Central America
  • Conclusions: The Urban Colonization of Spanish America.