Title: Bartolomé de las Casas y el paradigma biopolítico de la modernidad colonial
Description: Open Access available at: https://www.iberoamericana-vervuert.es/Libros/241679.pdf  

This work re-examines the early writings of Bartolomé de las Casas (1515–1521) through the lens of colonial biopolitics, challenging traditional humanitarian interpretations. It explores his engagement with political economy, governance, and his concerns regarding life and the depopulation of La Española and the Greater Antilles. The book argues that Las Casas introduced an early biopolitical paradigm, framing human life as a resource subject to political economy, calculation, and governance. Yet, his efforts to balance the preservation of life with the demands of colonial exploitation were ultimately undermined by the inherent contradictions of colonial modernity.
Subjects: Biopolitics in literature, Colonialism & imperialism, Biopolítica, Dominican republic, history, Encomiendas (Latin America), Período colonial (1500-1822) (história), Humanitarianism, Human rights, Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984, Laws of Burgos, Gil González Dávila, Taino Indians, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Slavery
Places: Hispaniola, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Haiti, Bahamas, Venezuela, the Caribbean, Caribe (Región), Spain, Perlas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cumana
People: Bartolomé de las Casas (1474-1566), Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558), Cardenal Cisneros, Antón de Montesinos (-1540), Ferdinand and Isabella, Christopher Columbus, Francisco, Cardinal Ximénez de Cisneros (1436?-1517), Jean Le Sauvage, Michel Foucault (1926-1984), Giorgio Agamben (1942-)
Time periods: 1492-1521