Colonial History of Paraguay

<p>The Paraguayan revolt of 1721-1735 was the first of sev-eral events that presaged the Hispanic American Inde-pendence movements of the early nineteenth century. Exist-ing works on the revolt though are either too short superficial or inaccurate. <em>The Colonial History of Paraguay </em>is an original contribution to the scholarship on this crucial period in Paraguay's history. More than a detailed account of the revolt the work provides an overview of Paraguay in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries combining politics eco-nomics and social analysis into an integrated whole. It is the first modern study of a little-known yet significant portion of Hispanic-American history.</p>