Truth in Many Tongues - Religious Conversion and the Languages of the Early Spanish Empire

Examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity, making only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish during the sixteenth century. Challenges the assumption that the pervasiveness of the Spanish language resulted from deliberate linguistic colonization.

About the author

Daniel I. Wasserman-Soler is Associate Professor of History at Alma College.

Summary

Examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity, making only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish during the sixteenth century. Challenges the assumption that the pervasiveness of the Spanish language resulted from deliberate linguistic colonization.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel I Wasserman-Soler, Daniel I. Wasserman-Soler, Daniel I. (Associate Professor Wasserman-Soler
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2021
• EAN: 9780271086002
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08600-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 417 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Spain, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Religion, Language: history & general works, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, The Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Language: history and general works, HISTORY / Europe / Spain