The Business of Conquest: Empire, Love, and Law in the Atlantic World

 The Business of Conquest offers an original examination of the Spanish conquest period, including the perspectives of both the creators of the colonial world, of religious figures, and of indigenous points of view to show how a venture-capital model can be used to analyze the partnership between crown and church.

Paw in print

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An inside look up the inside of a building, with four floors and a dinosaur skeleton visible.
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April 2026

Inside the new ES and SEAS complex; kudos for austerity; jazz at Princeton.