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I haven't read that one, but I've read several others on the Conquest of South America (mostly Peru and Colombia), and I would recommend anyone who's interested in history or politics do the same. It's a fascinating investigation into power, greed, technology and culture, as you say, but also psychology and economics. It's another one of those events that's almost completely ignored in main stream history education, but shouldn't be.