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Dialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past: Colonial Nahua and Quechua Elites in Their Own Words
Contributor(s): Olko, Justyna (Editor), Sullivan, John (Editor), Szeminski, Jan (Editor)
ISBN: 160732833X     ISBN-13: 9781607328339
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
OUR PRICE:   $43.51  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Indigenous Studies
- History | Latin America - General
Dewey: 972.02
LCCN: 2018045831
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mexican
- Cultural Region - Latin America
 
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Publisher Description:
Dialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past is a critical, annotated anthology of indigenous-authored texts, including the Nahua, Quechua, and Spanish originals, through which native peoples and Spaniards were able to convey their own perspectives on Spanish colonial order. It is the first volume to bring together native testimonies from two different areas of Spanish expansion in the Americas to examine comparatively these geographically and culturally distant realities of indigenous elites in the colonial period.

In each chapter a particular document is transcribed exactly as it appears in the original manuscript or colonial printed document, with the editor placing it in historical context and considering the degree of European influence. These texts show the nobility through documents they themselves produced or caused to be produced--such as wills, land deeds, and petitions--and prioritize indigenous ways of expression, perspectives, and concepts. Together, the chapters demonstrate that native elites were independent actors as well as agents of social change and indigenous sustainability in colonial society. Additionally, the volume diversifies the commonly homogenous term "cacique" and recognizes the differences in elites throughout Mesoamerica and the Andes.

Showcasing important and varied colonial genres of indigenous writing, Dialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past reveals some of the realities, needs, strategies, behaviors, and attitudes associated with the lives of the elites. Each document and its accompanying commentary provide additional insight into how the nobility negotiated everyday life. The book will be of great interest to students and researchers of Mesoamerican and Andean history, as well as those interested in indigenous colonial societies in the Spanish Empire.

Contributors: Agnieszka Brylak, Maria Casta eda de la Paz, Katarzyna Granicka, Gregory Haimovich, Anastasia Kalyuta, Julia Madajczak, Patrycja Prządka-Giersz