Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Mesoamerican Voices Matthew Restall (Pennsylvania State University)

Mesoamerican Voices By Matthew Restall (Pennsylvania State University)

Mesoamerican Voices by Matthew Restall (Pennsylvania State University)


Condition - Very Good
Out of stock

Summary

Mesoamerican Voices, first published in 2006, presents a collection of indigenous-language writings from the colonial period, translated into English. The texts were written from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries by Nahuas from central Mexico, Mixtecs from Oaxaca, Maya from Yucatan, and other groups from Mexico and Guatemala.

Mesoamerican Voices Summary

Mesoamerican Voices: Native Language Writings from Colonial Mexico, Yucatan, and Guatemala by Matthew Restall (Pennsylvania State University)

Mesoamerican Voices, first published in 2006, presents a collection of indigenous-language writings from the colonial period, translated into English. The texts were written from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries by Nahuas from central Mexico, Mixtecs from Oaxaca, Maya from Yucatan, and other groups from Mexico and Guatemala. The volume gives college teachers and students access to important new sources for the history of Latin America and Native Americans. It is the first collection to present the translated writings of so many native groups and to address such a variety of topics, including conquest, government, land, household, society, gender, religion, writing, law, crime, and morality.

Mesoamerican Voices Reviews

"[This new valuable addition] to the growing corpus of indigenous voices from Mesoamerica will find a welcome home on the research desk, the teaching podium and the student's bookshelves, as we strive together to understand the meaning of the changes and continuities in native people's lives within the Spanish colonial framework." - Stephanie Wood, University of Oregon
"...a collection of indigenous language writings from Mexico and Guatemala from the 16th to the 18th centuries."- Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

About Matthew Restall (Pennsylvania State University)

Matthew Restall is Associate Professor of Latin American History at Pennsylvania State University. Since 1995 he is author of thirty articles and essays and six books, including The Maya World (1997) and Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest (2003). Lisa Sousa is Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She co-edited and translated The Story of Guadalupe (1998), with James Lockard and Staffor Poole, and is author of numerous articles on society and culture in colonial Mexico. Kevin Terraciano is Associate Professor of Latin American History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca (2001).

Table of Contents

Part I: 1. Mesoamericans and Spaniards in the sixteenth century; 2. Literacy in colonial Mesoamerica; Part II: 3. Views of the conquest; 4. Political life; 5. Household and land; 6. Society and gender; 7. Crime and punishment; 8. Religious life; 9. Rhetoric and moral philosophy.

Additional information

CIN052101221XVG
9780521012218
052101221X
Mesoamerican Voices: Native Language Writings from Colonial Mexico, Yucatan, and Guatemala by Matthew Restall (Pennsylvania State University)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2005-11-07
264
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Mesoamerican Voices