Columbus and the consequences of 1492
By: edited by Anthony Disney.
Contributors: Disney, A. R. 1938-; Columbus Quincentenary Conference (1992 : La Trobe University)
Publisher: La Trobe University ; Columbus Quincentenary Conference and Institute of Latin American Studies
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Melbourne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Columbus, Christopher.; Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993.
Notes: "The six contributions ... were all presented at the Columbus Quincentenary Conference held at La Trobe University, Melbourne, on 25-27 June 1992"--P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The contexts of Columbus: myth, reality and self-perception / Felipe Fernández-Armesto; title: The economic context of the Columbus voyage / John Anderson; title: The first impact of smallpox: what was the Columbian exchange rate / Francis Brooks; title: Caja, cofrad́ia and cabildo: the transformation of 'broker' institutions in nineteenth century Guatemala / David McCreery; title: The Columbian legacy in Asia: a model of the colonial state in the nineteenth century Philippines / Greg Bankoff; title: B. Traven's discovery of America and native Americans / Peter Monteath.