Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca by Kevin Terraciano A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico who were among the most populous cultural and language groups of Mesoamerica at the time of Spanish conquest. Largely based on primary sources, this study focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca from 1540 to 1750. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book is a history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, who in their own language call themselves Tay ,udzahui, people of the rain place. These people were among the most populous cultural and language groups of Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish conquest. This study focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. The work is largely based on an extraordinary collection of primary sources, translated and analyzed by the author, that were written by Mixtecs in the roman alphabet from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. To complement this native-language corpus, the author has examined preconquest and early colonial pictorial writings, Spanish-language civil and trial records, and Nahuatl (Aztec) texts. Back Cover "This is a work of very great importance, and its combination of cutting-edge research and readable style will likely make it a classic. Terraciano attempts to do for the Mixtecs what James Lockhart has accomplished for the Nahuas of central Mexico: to provide an inside view of the colonial Indian culture using contemporary documents written by Indians in their own language."-John K. Chance, Arizona State University "This is an extraordinary work. . . . Kevin Terraciano is extremely well read in the studies of Mexican indigenous cultures and has a masterly knowledge of the Mixtecs."-History Flap This book is a history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, who in their own language call themselves Tay udzahui, "people of the rain place." These people were among the most populous cultural and language groups of Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish conquest. This study focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. The work is largely based on an extraordinary collection of primary sources, translated and analyzed by the author, that were written by Mixtecs in the roman alphabet from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. To complement this native-language corpus, the author has examined preconquest and early colonial pictorial writings, Spanish-language civil and trial records, and Nahuatl (Aztec) texts. The book addresses many interrelated topics, including writing, language, sociopolitical organization, local government, social and gender relations, land tenure, trade, rebellion, religion, ethnicity, and historical memory. Throughout, the author emphasizes the internal, indigenous perspective instead of relying on Spanish sources and points of view. In its focus on indigenous concepts, the book introduces a new terminology and new categories of analysis in colonial Mexican history. The conclusion makes detailed comparisons with recent findings on the Nahuas of central Mexico and the Maya of Yucatn, and revisits the question of cultural change among indigenous peoples under colonial rule. Author Biography Kevin Terraciano is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles Review "This is a work of very great importance, and its combination of cutting-edge research and readable style will likely make it a classic. Terraciano attempts to do for the Mixtecs what James Lockhart has accomplished for the Nahuas of central Mexico: to provide an inside view of the colonial Indian culture using contemporary documents written by Indians in their own language." - John K. Chance, Arizona State University "This is an extraordinary work... Kevin Terraciano is extremely well read in the studies of Mexican indigenous cultures and has a masterly knowledge of the Mixtecs." - History "The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca is a book for scholars, but all readers will be informed and encouraged to learn more about the ancient and important cultures still found among native peoples of Mexico." - History "This groundbreaking study will be an essential acquisition for any library specializing in colonial Mexico." - CHOICE "This is the sort of work that requres updating and fine-tuning, not replacement. Future editions should add even more luster to a book that is sure to become a classic." - Canadian Journal of History Long Description This book is a history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, who in their own language call themselves Tay udzahui, "people of the rain place." These people were among the most populous cultural and language groups of Mesoamerica at the time of the Spanish conquest. This study focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. The work is largely based on an extraordinary collection of primary sources, translated and analyzed by the author, that were written by Mixtecs in the roman alphabet from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. To complement this native-language corpus, the author has examined preconquest and early colonial pictorial writings, Spanish-language civil and trial records, and Nahuatl (Aztec) texts. The book addresses many interrelated topics, including writing, language, sociopolitical organization, local government, social and gender relations, land tenure, trade, rebellion, religion, ethnicity, and historical memory. Throughout, the author emphasizes the internal, indigenous perspective instead of relying on Spanish sources and points of view. In its focus on indigenous concepts, the book introduces a new terminology and new categories of analysis in colonial Mexican history. The conclusion makes detailed comparisons with recent findings on the Nahuas of central Mexico and the Maya of Yucatn, and revisits the question of cultural change among indigenous peoples under colonial rule. Review Quote "This is the sort of work that requres updating and fine-tuning, not replacement. Future editions should add even more luster to a book that is sure to become a classic."-- Canadian Journal of History "This book contains important insights for a multidiciplinary audience; those interested in pre-Hispanic and colonial Mesoamerica, as well as Latin American history, ethnohistory, colonial studies, and gender studies will find much to consider and build upon in this exceptional work."-- Sixteenth Century Journal "This is a work of high seriousness, impeccable, even awesome scholarship in arcane sources, powerful analytic drive, and straightforward, comprehensible exposition."-- Journal of Social History Details ISBN0804737568 Author Kevin Terraciano Short Title MIXTECS OF COLONIAL OAXACA Pages 528 Publisher Stanford University Press Language English ISBN-10 0804737568 ISBN-13 9780804737562 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Stanford University Press Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Birth 1962 DOI 10.1604/9780804737562 UK Release Date 2002-12-01 AU Release Date 2002-12-01 NZ Release Date 2002-12-01 US Release Date 2002-12-01 Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-12-01 Subtitle Ñudzahui History, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries Alternative 9780804751049 DEWEY 972.7402 Audience Undergraduate Illustrations 17 tables, 57 illustrations, 3 maps We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780804737562
Book Title: The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca
ISBN: 9780804737562
Number of Pages: 528 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca: Nudzahui History, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: History
Item Height: 254 mm
Item Weight: 1080 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Kevin Terraciano
Subject Area: Regional History
Item Width: 178 mm
Format: Hardcover
