The Jesuit "Republic" of the Guaranis (1609-1768) and Its Heritage

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Summary: Amazing Book!
Review: I love this book. The photos are gorgeous, and it's the only really good book I have been able to find on this subject. The story of the Jesuits and the Guarani deserves a book that can do it justice, and this one does. It's on the short list of things I'd grab if my house was on fire.

Rating:
Summary: Amazing Book!
Review: I love this book. The photos are gorgeous, and it's the only really good book I have been able to find on this subject. The story of the Jesuits and the Guarani deserves a book that can do it justice, and this one does. It's on the short list of things I'd grab if my house was on fire.

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Summary: A picture book
Review: Somebody said that wars are too important a thing to leave them to military men. I would say that the history of the jesuit missions is too important a thing to leave it to jesuits. The book is a collection of bromides and uncritical descriptions of the mission's history. Very light and uninformative, the UN funds that went into it should have been better spent. The pictures are very nice and well printed, and are worth the money.

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Summary: Outstanding work
Review: The history of the Guaranis is both fascinating and tragic. Anyone interested in these people should rent or purchase the movie, "The Mission," which is one of the most accurate depictions of the Jesuits, Rome and the Guaranis. Rome, ie the Roman Catholic Church, was very much in bed with both the Spanish and the Portugese in their conquering of the Guaranis. Although the Jesuits attempted to protect the Guaranis, they too eventually gave in to Rome and took the safe road, selling out the Guaranis. Thsi book is indeed a wonderful find for anyone interested in the culture of Argentina and the countries where the Guaranis are found.

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding work
Review: The history of the Guaranis is both fascinating and tragic. Anyone interested in these people should rent or purchase the movie, "The Mission," which is one of the most accurate depictions of the Jesuits, Rome and the Guaranis. Rome, ie the Roman Catholic Church, was very much in bed with both the Spanish and the Portugese in their conquering of the Guaranis. Although the Jesuits attempted to protect the Guaranis, they too eventually gave in to Rome and took the safe road, selling out the Guaranis. Thsi book is indeed a wonderful find for anyone interested in the culture of Argentina and the countries where the Guaranis are found.