Women in the Crucible of 'Conquest': The Gendered Genesis of Spanish American So

Description: Women in the Crucible of 'Conquest' by Karen Vieira Powers The first history of womens contributions to the Spanish colonization of the New World. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The evidence of women in the Americas is conspicuously absent from most historical syntheses of the Spanish invasion and early colonisation of the New World. Karen Powerss ethnohistoric account is the first to focus on non-military incidents during this transformative period. As she shows, native womens lives were changed dramatically. This book uncovers the activities and experiences of women, shows how the intersection of gender, race, and class shaped their lives, and reveals the sometimes hidden ways they were integrated into social institutions. Powers premise is that women were demoted in status across race and class and that some women resisted this trend. She describes the ways women made spaces for themselves in colonial society, in the economy, and in convents as well as other religious arenas, such as witchcraft. She shows how violence and intimidation were used to control women and writes about the place of sexual relations, especially miscegenation, in the forging of colonial social and economic structures. Flap The first history of womens contributions to the Spanish colonization of the New World. Author Biography Karen Vieira Powers Table of Contents Pre-Hispanic Gender Roles Under the Aztecs and the Incas; The Spanish Invasion of the Americans: A Gendered Collision; Colonial Sexuality: Of Women, Men and Mestizaje; Womens Domination Under Colonial Rule; Spanish Gender Ideologies: Prescriptions, Realities, and New World Constructions; Invisible Workers: Womens Labour Under Spanish Rule; Womens Empowerment Under Spanish Rule; Conclusion. Review ." . . highly readable and accessible. . . "Women in the Crucible of Conquest" provides a valuable sythesis of the literature on sixteenth-century Spanish America and is sure to be a welcome addition to introductory and survey courses on colonial Latin America and women in Latin America."""Women in the Crucible of Conquest" is a well-researched and very readable account of gender and class in the Spanish Colonial world." Review Quote "Women in the Crucible of Conquestis a well-researched and very readable account of gender and class in the Spanish Colonial world." Details ISBN0826335195 Author Karen Vieira Powers Short Title WOMEN IN THE CRUCIBLE OF CONQU Publisher University of New Mexico Press Series Dialogos (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 0826335195 ISBN-13 9780826335197 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-04-30 Imprint University of New Mexico Press Subtitle The Gendered Genesis of Spanish American Society, 1500-1600 Place of Publication Albuquerque, NM Country of Publication United States Birth 1950 DOI 10.1604/9780826335197 AU Release Date 2005-04-16 NZ Release Date 2005-04-16 UK Release Date 2005-04-16 Pages 230 DEWEY 305.40980903 Illustrations 25 b&w illus Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2005-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9480564;

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