Bartolomé de las Casas – A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies 2014 Turkish Book Turkey

Bartolomé de las Casas – A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Kızılderililer) – Siyah Beyaz Kitap 2014 Edition – Turkish

Description:

Bartolomé de las Casas’s A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies is one of the most significant early works documenting the treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas during the Spanish conquest and colonial period. Written from the perspective of a Spanish cleric who became a prominent critic of colonial abuses, the book records acts of violence, exploitation, forced labor, and the destruction of Indigenous communities.

Las Casas describes the experiences of Indigenous peoples across different regions of the Americas and strongly condemns the brutality carried out under Spanish colonial rule. His account became an important historical testimony concerning the human consequences of conquest and the treatment of Indigenous populations.

The work is particularly notable for its early advocacy of the rights and dignity of Indigenous peoples. Through detailed descriptions of violence and oppression, Las Casas challenged the practices of the colonial system and contributed to wider debates about justice, human dignity, and the treatment of peoples subjected to conquest.

This Turkish edition was published by Siyah Beyaz Kitap in 2014. For collectors of historical literature, human rights history, colonial studies, and books documenting the encounter between Europe and the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, this edition offers a Turkish presentation of a historically important and influential firsthand-era account.

Key Features:

• Author: Bartolomé de las Casas

• Original Title: A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

• Turkish Title: Kızılderililer

• Publisher: Siyah Beyaz Kitap

• Publication Year: 2014

• Language: Turkish

• Genre: History, Historical Testimony, Colonial History, Human Rights Literature

• Subject: Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Spanish conquest, colonial violence, exploitation, forced labor, and human rights

• Historical Significance: An influential early account criticizing the treatment of Indigenous peoples under Spanish colonial rule

• Collector Appeal: Turkish edition of a historically significant work documenting the human consequences of the Spanish conquest of the Americas