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127:, who called it "a work of very substantial scholarship, the result of prolonged researches in Central American and Spanish archives … Again and again, MacLeod gives us new insights, fresh interpretations, and the well-digested results of investigations into subjects not examined before … this is a book of scrupulous and unusual honesty, in which nothing is claimed in excess of the evidence, and where the author 'levels' with the reader at every opportunity." Another reviewer states that "the writer has presented the main lineaments of Central American economic history to 1720 so well and so thoroughly that his work is unlikely to be surpassed for many years." In a review of a co-edited volume, 132:
marked diversity and regional variation in the nature of the colonial experience. More than any other contributor, MacLeod spells out a course for future research, research which he anticipates (with singular intellectual maturity) will precipitate the "heavy revision, if not demolition" (p. 190) of his own work as well as that of others."
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W. George Lovell notes that MacLeod's "forte has characteristically been that rare ability to give shape and explanation to an accumulated drift of events. MacLeod identifies several profound and enduring processes at work, and sees them operating in such a way as to produce patterns which reflect a
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was first published in 1973, a revised edition in 2008, and translated to Spanish in 1980. It treats Central American history in three broad periods, the conquest and early colonial era, 1520–1576, the search for economic diversification, ca. 1576–1635, and the seventeenth-century depression and
475: 73:, and the University of Florida, where since 2005, he has been Graduate Research Professor Emeritus. In his career, he was awarded a number of fellowships, including the 163:"Archival Empiricism, or Fine New Wine in Solid Old Bottles: Recent Writings on the History of Guatemala." Colonial Latin American Review, 8, no. 1 (June 1999), 139–144. 198:
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas. Vols. 5 and 6, Mesoamerica.. (edited with Richard E.W. Adams). New York: Cambridge University Press 2000.
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is a Scottish historian of Latin America, publishing extensively on the history of colonial-era Central America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic world. His monograph
225:. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1973. Reprinted 1984. Revised edition, University of Texas Press 2008. Published in Spanish translation 144:. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1973. Reprinted 1984. Revised edition, University of Texas Press 2008. Published in Spanish translation 480: 430: 425: 243: 79: 465: 460: 455: 450: 470: 435: 96: 445: 204:"Nuevas perspectivas sobre la historia colonial de Centroamérica entre 1520 y 1720," Mesoamérica 50 (enero-diciembre 2008), 159–191. 201:"Indian Confraternity Lands in Colonial Guatemala, 1660–1730: Some Uses and Trends." Ethnohistory 50, no. 1 (Winter 2003), 151–160. 110:
has established the Murdo J. MacLeod Prize for the best work in Latin American, Caribbean, Borderlands, or Atlantic World History.
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and completing his doctorate in 1962 with the dissertation entitled "Bolivia and its Social Literature Before and After the
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European intruders and changes in behaviour and customs in Africa, America, and Asia before 1800
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Historians of Latin America in the United States, 1965: Biobibliographies of 680 Specialists
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Spaniards and Indians in Southeastern Mesoamerica: Essays on the History of Ethnic Relations
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Spaniards and Indians in Southeastern Mesoamerica: Essays on the History of Ethnic Relations
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Murdo J. MacLeod is son of Mary and Murdo MacLeod. MacLeod was born on April 22, 1935, in
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in 1988–89. He has served on the editorial boards of scholarly journals, including
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early recovery ca. 1635–1720. It was well-reviewed by distinguished historian
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Historia socio-económica de la América Central española, 1520–1720
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Historia socio-económica de la América Central española, 1520–1720
50: 65:: A Study of Social and Literary Revolution." He taught at the 391:, Vol. 79, No. 5 (Dec., 1974), p. 1679 accessed 11 August 2016. 223:
Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1520–1720
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Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1520–1720
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Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History, 1530–1720
191:"Spain and America: the Atlantic Trade, 1492–c. 1720," 184:"Spain and America: the Atlantic Trade, 1492–1720," 229:. Guatemala : Editorial Piedra Santa, 1980. 148:. Guatemala : Editorial Piedra Santa, 1980. 35:Spanish Central America: A Socioeconomic History 476:Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars 8: 286:https://www.ias.edu/scholars/murdo-j-macleod 246:, vol. 54. No. 3 (Aug. 1974), pp. 505–507). 244:The Hispanic American Historical Review 214: 80:The Hispanic American Historical Review 309: 298: 193:The Cambridge History of Latin America 186:The Cambridge History of Latin America 179:The Cambridge History of Latin America 168:The Cambridge History of Latin America 95:. In 1990–91 he was president of the 91:, and as a contributing editor of the 37:is a major contribution to the field. 7: 404:Vol. 41, No. 2 (Oct., 1984), p. 265. 97:Conference on Latin American History 481:Alumni of the University of Glasgow 93:Handbook of Latin American Studies 25: 431:21st-century Scottish historians 426:20th-century Scottish historians 108:Southern Historical Association 101:American Historical Association 388:The American Historical Review 328:"CLAH » Elected Officers" 89:Colonial Latin American Review 1: 466:University of Arizona faculty 461:University of Florida faculty 456:21st-century Mesoamericanists 451:20th-century Mesoamericanists 353:"Murdo J. Macleod Book Prize" 471:University of Florida alumni 75:Institute for Advanced Study 18:Murdo J. MacLeod (historian) 436:Historians of Latin America 136:Select list of publications 497: 400:Review, W. George Lovell, 376:Gibson review, pp. 505–07. 446:Historians of Mesoamerica 268:"MacLeod, Murdo John" in 67:University of Pittsburgh 385:Review, Troy S. Floyd, 257:Spanish Central America 118:His major monograph, 71:University of Arizona 59:University of Florida 55:University of Glasgow 441:Latin Americanists 255:Murdo J. MacLeod, 221:Murdo J. MacLeod, 53:. He attended the 27:Scottish historian 308:Missing or empty 16:(Redirected from 488: 405: 398: 392: 383: 377: 374: 368: 367: 365: 363: 349: 343: 342: 340: 338: 324: 318: 317: 311: 306: 304: 296: 294: 292: 279: 273: 266: 260: 253: 247: 236: 230: 219: 31:Murdo J. MacLeod 21: 496: 495: 491: 490: 489: 487: 486: 485: 411: 410: 409: 408: 399: 395: 384: 380: 375: 371: 361: 359: 357:www.tnstate.edu 351: 350: 346: 336: 334: 326: 325: 321: 307: 297: 290: 288: 281: 280: 276: 267: 263: 254: 250: 237: 233: 220: 216: 211: 138: 116: 43: 41:Life and career 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 494: 492: 484: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 458: 453: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 413: 412: 407: 406: 393: 378: 369: 344: 332:clah.h-net.org 319: 274: 261: 248: 240:Charles Gibson 231: 213: 212: 210: 207: 206: 205: 202: 199: 196: 189: 182: 175: 172:Leslie Bethell 164: 161: 155: 149: 137: 134: 125:Charles Gibson 115: 112: 42: 39: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 493: 482: 479: 477: 474: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 457: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 439: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 421:Living people 419: 418: 416: 403: 397: 394: 390: 389: 382: 379: 373: 370: 358: 354: 348: 345: 333: 329: 323: 320: 315: 302: 287: 284: 278: 275: 271: 265: 262: 259:, 1973, p. v. 258: 252: 249: 245: 241: 235: 232: 228: 224: 218: 215: 208: 203: 200: 197: 194: 190: 187: 183: 180: 176: 173: 169: 165: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 147: 143: 140: 139: 135: 133: 130: 126: 121: 113: 111: 109: 104: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 40: 38: 36: 32: 19: 402:The Americas 401: 396: 386: 381: 372: 360:. Retrieved 356: 347: 335:. Retrieved 331: 322: 310:|title= 289:. Retrieved 282: 277: 269: 264: 256: 251: 234: 226: 222: 217: 192: 185: 178: 167: 157: 151: 145: 141: 128: 119: 117: 105: 92: 88: 85:The Americas 84: 78: 44: 34: 30: 29: 283:www.ias.edu 415:Categories 238:Review by 209:References 362:11 August 337:11 August 291:11 August 63:Chaco War 301:cite web 47:Imtarfa 69:, the 114:Works 51:Malta 364:2016 339:2016 314:help 293:2016 106:The 417:: 355:. 330:. 305:: 303:}} 299:{{ 242:, 170:, 103:. 87:, 83:, 49:, 366:. 341:. 316:) 312:( 295:. 20:)

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Murdo J. MacLeod (historian)
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University of Pittsburgh
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Institute for Advanced Study
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