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.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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October 2026

Holding on to Jewish life; Katy Anderson Keating ’08’s career in wine; Hollywood loves Princeton.