{"product_id":"hall-of-mirrors-9780822331476","title":"Hall of Mirrors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the construction of hierarchy and difference in a Spanish colonial setting. This book describes how the meanings attached to the caste categories of Spanish, Indian, black, mulatto and mestizo were generated within that setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A smart, sophisticated analysis of the cultural politics of caste, gender, and power in colonial Mexico, \u003ci\u003eHall of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e is built upon a foundation of strong archival work with fascinating sources from the Mexican Inquisition.”—Orin Starn, author of \u003ci\u003eNightwatch: The Politics of Protest in the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Here is a fine example of well-researched, ‘thick’ ethnographic description at the service of a fuller understanding of ‘caste as a system of values, practices, and meanings in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Mexico.’ \u003ci\u003eHall of Mirrors \u003c\/i\u003eoffers memorable cases from Inquisition files nestled in an unusually probing and synoptic analysis.”—William Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eMagistrates of the Sacred: Priests and Parishioners in Eighteenth-Century Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003e Note on Sources xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Forging a Colonial Landscape: Caste in Context 15\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Roads Are Harsh: Spaniards and Indians in the Sanctioned Domain 46\u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eLa Mala Yerba: \u003c\/i\u003ePutting Difference to Work 67\u003cbr\u003e 4. From Animosities to Allegiances: A Segue into the World of Witchcraft 95\u003cbr\u003e 5. Authority Reversed: Indians Ascending 103\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mapping Unsanctioned Power 132\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hall of Mirrors 167\u003cbr\u003e Notes 185\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 235\u003cbr\u003e Index 255","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406033166679,"sku":"9780822331476","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822331476.jpg?v=1730494312","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hall-of-mirrors-9780822331476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}