{"product_id":"bearing-arms-for-his-majesty-9780804742290","title":"Bearing Arms for His Majesty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether \u003ci\u003emulatos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003epardos\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003emorenos\u003c\/i\u003e (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or \"pure blacks\"), in New Spain's militia as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorization, and issues of social mobility for racially stigmatized groups in colonial Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beyond expanding our understanding of colonial defence, Ben Vinson . . . significantly improves our understanding of hegemony, agency, and identity in colonial Mexico. Using a multi-regional approach and focusing his research on the free-coloured . . . militia units, he also sheds new light on the caste\/class debate, military\/militia dynamics, civilian\/military relations, and corporate society and politics . . . .A significant contribution to the literature.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Latin American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is one of those rare books that delivers a great deal more than its title appears to promise.\" -- \u003ci\u003eJournal of Colonialism and Colonial History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Complementing Lyle N. McAlister's \u003ci\u003eThe \"Fuero Militar\" in New Spain, 1764-1800\u003c\/i\u003e and Christon I. Archer's \u003ci\u003eThe Army in Bourbon Mexico, 1760-1810\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume by Vinson focuses on the participants in the free-colored militia of colonial Mexico. He draws his thorough analysis primarily from exhaustive investigations in Mexican national and regional archives. . . . Detailed tables and appendixes support his quantitative analysis. Upper-division undergraduates and above.\" -- \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] well-researched and well-written institutional history.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vinson has made an outstanding contribution to our understanding of both the Spanish colonial military and more importantly racial identity in colonial Mexico. . . . The book will be a valuable source for professional historians and students in upper-division courses of study.\" -- \u003ci\u003eHistory: Reviews of New Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This outstanding work is strikingly original, covering a new, important topic through exhaustive research in a wide variety of archives in Mexico and Spain. Vinson's ability to weave together his significant findings from archival research with commentary on other scholarship is praiseworthy and not commonly achieved.\" - John E. Kicza, Washington State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  1. Militia awakenings  2. The contours of duty: internal militia structure, finances and the Officer Corps  3. The contours of duty: recruitment, occupations, and marriage  4. The loathed tax  5. The Fuero privilege  6. The meaning of race  Conclusion  Appendix  Notes  Bibliography  Index.","brand":"MK - Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038192107863,"sku":"9780804742290","price":84.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804742290.jpg?v=1750939425","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bearing-arms-for-his-majesty-9780804742290","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}