Expecting pears from an elm tree : Franciscan missions on the Chiriguano frontier in the heart of South America, 1830 - 1949

Abstract

The "Chiriguano wars" : Indian warfare and the establishment of the missions -- The Franciscans -- Death and migration : the population decline of the missions -- Daily life and the development of mission culture -- Conversion, chiefs, and rebellions : relationships of power on the missions -- Missions and the frontier economy -- Outside relations and the decline of the missions -- From the Chaco war to secularization, 1932/1949 -- Comparisons