Art of Being In-Between Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca

Name: Art of Being In-Between Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca
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ISBN: 9780822341666

ISBN-10: 0822341662

ISBN-13: 9780822341666

Edition: 2008

Authors: Yanna Yannakakis

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In The Art of Being In-between Yanna Yannakakis rethinks processes of cultural change and indigenous resistance and accommodation to colonial rule through a focus on the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, ethnically diverse, and overwhelmingly indigenous region of colonial Mexico. Her rich social and cultural history tells the story of the making of colonialism at the edge of empire through the eyes of native intermediary figures: indigenous governors clothed in Spanish silks, priests' assistants, interpreters, economic middlemen, legal agents, landed nobility, and "Indian conquistadors." Through political negotiation, cultural brokerage, and the exercise of violence, these…

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List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 6/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 0.24" wide x 0.35" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Conflict and Crisis, 1660-1700



"Loyal Vassal," "Seditious Subject," and Other Performances



"Idolaters and Rebels," "Good and Faithful Indians": The Cajonos Rebellion and After



The Renegotiation of Local Rule: Strategies and Tactics, 1700-1770



Reform, Resistance, and Rhetoric



The Pact: Cacique and Cabildo



The Political Space Closes, 1770-1810



Bourbon Officials



From "Indian Conquerors" to Local "Indians"


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index