Landscape is never static; but changes continuously when seen in relation to human occupation; movement; labor; and discourse. Contested Territory explores the ways in which Peru's early colonial landscapes were experienced and portrayed; especially by the Spanish conquerors but also by their conquered subjects. It focuses on the role played by indigenous groups in shaping the Spanish experiences of landscapes; the diverse geographical images of Peru and ways in which these were constructed and contested; and what this can tell us about the nature of colonial relations in post-conquest Peru. This exceptional study; which draws from archival records and sources such as cartographies; offers a richly nuanced view of the complexity of colonial relations. It will be read with appreciation by those interested in Spanish history; geography; and colonialism."Heidi Scott's eloquently written; straightforward; and original analysis perceptively highlights how cultural preconceptions; ambitions; and desires and shifting networks of power; agency; and interest shaped on-going negotiations over the perceptions; meaning; and use of landscape and geographical knowledge. Through social and political contextualization of a text's origins and her emphasis on the mundane; she shows that Hispanic and Amerindian populations gave diverse and frequently conflicting meaning to Andean landscapes and territories. The book will; I predict; long serve as a model and inspiration to others interested in colonial history and geography; anthropology; and environmental studies." --Susan Ramirez; Texas Christian University"Scott's thesis of landscape creation is nuanced and sophisticated; convincing and compelling; one most befitting a geographer: she is very much interested in; and attuned to; regional as well as local variations. Few anthropologists or historians exhibit the sensitivities to space and scale that Scott demonstrates in piecing together her argument." --W. George Lovell; Queen's University "A fine and timely study on an important topic; this well-researched and well-written book will be an excellent addition to scholarship on colonial studies. . . . [Scott's] selection of texts is both original and exciting. She clearly expands the field of analysis of the complex workings of geography within the early Spanish colonial context." --Beatriz Pastor; Dartmouth College
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good resource for history buffsBy UnknownI really enjoyed this great book. Provides interesting resources and history on the development of Buddhism in the United States9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. An insightful study of Victorian American BuddhismBy Kim BoykinThis historical and sociological study of Buddhism in the U.S. from 1844 to 1912 provides insight not only into American Buddhism but also into American culture in the Victorian period and the interactions between new religious movements and the values and beliefs of the dominant culture. The book is academic but not obtuse; and it's relatively engaging.Tweed explores in detail the ways in which European-American converts to and sympathizers with Buddhism in the Victorian period both dissented from the dominant culture and also consented to it; and he observes that to be successful; a new or transplanted religious movement needs to be different but not too different from the dominant culture. Tweed argues that Buddhist adherents and sympathizers shared a number of basic Victorian American values and beliefs that Buddhism; as it was then understood; seemed to contradict: theism; individualism (a label that Tweed actually uses for two distinct things: the belief in a substantial and immortal self and an emphasis on self-reliance); optimism (a belief in the basic goodness and inevitable progress of individuals and history); and activism (an emphasis on moral action to uplift individuals and reform societies). In contrast; Buddhism was seen as atheistic; nihilistic; pessimistic; and passive. Although some Americans attracted to Buddhism were able to reject theism and the belief in a substantial self; very few were able to relinquish their commitments to optimism and activism; and they rejected interpretations of Buddhism as pessimistic and passive. Tweed finds that two major sources of Buddhism's appeal during the Victorian period were the perception that Buddhism was more compatible than Christianity with science and the perception that Buddhism was more tolerant than Christianity and Victorian culture toward religious and cultural outsiders.Tweed also provides an interesting typology of Euro-American Buddhist adherents and sympathizers in Victorian America: the "esoteric;" "rationalist;" and "romantic" types.Also recommended: "Buddhism in America" by Richard Hughes Seager.
