Tree of Hate: Propaganda and Prejudices Affecting United States Relations with the Hispanic World

By Philip Wayne Powell

Book Overview

First published in the early 1970s, Tree of Hate is Philip Powell's exploration of "the Black Legend"--the popular myth that colonial Spain and her military and religious agents were brutal and unrelenting in their conquest of the Americas.

"Powell seeks not merely to trace the origins of what he calls Hispanophobia but to analyze its impact on American education, textbooks, religion, and especially foreign policy. . . . The evidence easily demonstrates that English-speaking scholars and diplomats speak with a biased tongue. . . . Too many critics of Spain, to use Powell's central theme, have merely erected a 'Tree of Hate' out of ignorance or to justify their own prejudices and activities. . . . Powell's book deserves careful reading."--Journal of American History

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082634576X
• ISBN13: 9780826345769
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

tree o hate

this is a fantastic book , with a coplete history summary of the spanish in America.The true of Spainish's empire against the black legent of Spain.

An excellent source for those interested in prejudices affecting Hispanics in the US

An excellant starting point for anyone interested in learning about the "Spanish Black Legend." I first encountered this book during my studies at the University of Michigan. Having experienced first-hand many of the stereo-types discussed in the book, it was extremely helpful in healing many old wounds. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Spanish culture and/or anyone of Hispanic origin. --Extremely enlightening