They built Utopia
Subtitle: the Jesuit missions in Paraguay, 1610-1768
By: Frederick J. Reiter.
Series: Scripta Humanistica ;; 116; Scripta Humanistica (Series) ;; 116.
Publisher: Scripta Humanistica
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Potomac, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
Subjects: Jesuits -- Missions -- Paraguay -- History.; Catholic Church -- Missions -- Paraguay -- History.; Guarani Indians -- Missions -- Paraguay -- History.; Indians of South America -- Missions -- Paraguay -- History.; Utopias -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Utopias -- Paraguay.
Description: "Relates story of Jesuit ouster from Spain and Paraguay beginning with state demands for indigenous soldiers in 1734, moving through Jesuit resistance to the border treaties between Spain and Portugal and the growing anti-Jesuit movement in the court of Charles III. Author attempts to liven up the story by creating dramatic conversations, but work is based on research in primary and secondary sources"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-381) and indexes.