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The Cry of the Wilderness
History荒野的喊声
Suo Sa
This book is a selected translation and commentary of "History of the West Indies" by Bartolomé de Las Casas, the "Protector of the Indians". There are eleven chapters in total, each chapter consists of two parts: translation and commentary. Las Casas entered the Americas with the advance party of his country's colonial army. Ultimately, his humanitarian conscience led him to side with the early "other." Las Casas's practice, thoughts and writings will place readers in the vast desert of the continent five hundred years ago, listen to the cries crossing the wilderness, imagine the interpretation of utopian ideals, and re-examine the "modernity" we face.
This book is a selected translation and commentary of "History of the West Indies" by Bartolomé de Las Casas, the "Protector of the Indians". There are eleven chapters in total, each chapter consists of two parts: translation and commentary. Las Casas entered the Americas with the advance party of his country's colonial army. Ultimately, his humanitarian conscience led him to side with the early "other." Las Casas's practice, thoughts and writings will place readers in the vast desert of the continent five hundred years ago, listen to the cries crossing the wilderness, imagine the interpretation of utopian ideals, and re-examine the "modernity" we face.