Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture, 1500-1700
Susan Kellogg
Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture, 1500-1700
Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture, 1500-1700
Susan Kellogg
Descripción
In this book, Susan Kellogg explains how Spanish law served as an instrument of cultural transformation and adaptation in the lives of Nahuatl-speaking peoples during the years 1500-1700--the first two centuries of colonial rule. She shows that law had an impact on numerous aspects of daily life, especially gender relations, patterns of property ownership and transmission, and family and kinship organization.
Based on a wide array of local-level Spanish and Nahuatl documentation and an intensive analysis of seventy-three lawsuits over property involving Indians residing in colonial Mexico City (Tenochtitlán), this work reveals how legal documentation offers important clues to attitudes and perceptions.
Based on a wide array of local-level Spanish and Nahuatl documentation and an intensive analysis of seventy-three lawsuits over property involving Indians resident in Tenochtitlan/Mexico City that were heard by the Real Audiencia between 1536 and 1700, this work clearly shows that legal documentation offers important clues to underlying cultural assumptions, attitudes and perceptions. While most colonial "Aztec" studies have focused on macro-level structural changes, this book brings a highly empirical focus to everyday life. This clearly written, even-handed treatment of the late pre-Hispanic and early colonial periods will be of interest to students of colonialism, law, gender, and social theory as well as to historical and anthropological specialists in pre-Hispanic and colonial Mesoamerica.Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 320 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2000-09-05 |
| Dimensiones | 8.46" x 5.64" x 0.83" pulgadas |
| Descripción de Edición | Revised |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | Si |
| Temas | Siglo 16, Siglo 17, Siglo 18, América Latina, Mexicano |
Acerca del Autor
Kellogg, Susan
Susan Kellogg is Professor Emerita of History at the University of Houston, Texas. She is coauthor of Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life.
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| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.463 kg |
| SKU: | 9780806136851 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 29/10/23 |
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