{"product_id":"shaky-colonialism-the-1746-earthquaketsunami-in-lima-peru-and-its-long-aftermath-a-john-hope-franklin-center-book-9780822341895","title":"Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima  Peru  and Its Long Aftermath (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are quickly followed by disagreements about whether and how communities should be rebuilt  whether political leaders represent the communitys best interests  and whether the devastation could have been prevented. Shaky Colonialism demonstrates that many of the same issues animated the aftermath of disasters more than 250 years ago. On October 28  1746  a massive earthquake ravaged Lima  a bustling city of 50 000  capital of the Peruvian Viceroyalty  and the heart of Spains territories in South America. Half an hour later  a tsunami destroyed the nearby port of Callao. The earthquake-tsunami demolished churches and major buildings  damaged food and water supplies  and suspended normal social codes  throwing people of different social classes together and prompting widespread chaos. In Shaky Colonialism  Charles F. Walker examines reactions to the catastrophe  the Viceroys plans to rebuild the city  and the opposition he encountered from the Church  the Spanish Crown  and Limas multiracial population. Through his ambitious rebuilding plan  the Viceroy sought to assert the power of the colonial state over the Church  the upper classes  and other groups. Agreeing with most inhabitants of the fervently Catholic city that the earthquake-tsunami was a manifestation of Gods wrath for Limas decadent ways  he hoped to reign in the citys baroque excesses and to tame the citys notoriously independent women. To his great surprise  almost everyone objected to his plan  sparking widespread debate about political power and urbanism. Illuminating the shaky foundations of Spanish control in Lima  Walker describes the latent conflictsabout class  race  gender  religion  and the very definition of an ordered societybrought to the fore by the earthquake-tsunami of 1746.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953243250741,"sku":"ByrdShop_0822341891","price":29.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780822341895.jpg?v=1788182730","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/shaky-colonialism-the-1746-earthquaketsunami-in-lima-peru-and-its-long-aftermath-a-john-hope-franklin-center-book-9780822341895","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}