The Art of Being In-between
Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca
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"Meticulously researched and engagingly written, "The Art of Being In-between" opens new dimensions for social and cultural history in the complex ethnic tapestries of the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca. Yanna Yannakakis's narrative elevates the historical role of native intermediaries--"indios ladinos"--in the persistence of communal identities through ethnic rivalries only dimly perceived by colonial authorities. This book illustrates the power of human agency in the negotiations among diverse indigenous peoples, Church, and Crown within the contradictions of colonial rule."--Cynthia Radding, author...
"Meticulously researched and engagingly written, "The Art of Being In-between" opens new dimensions for social and cultural history in the complex ethnic tapestries of the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca. Yanna Yannakakis's narrative elevates the historical role of native intermediaries--"indios ladinos"--in the persistence of communal identities through ethnic rivalries only dimly perceived by colonial authorities. This book illustrates the power of human agency in the negotiations among diverse indigenous peoples, Church, and Crown within the contradictions of colonial rule."--Cynthia Radding, author of "Landscapes of Power and Identity: Comparative Histories in the Sonoran Desert and the Forests of Amazonia from Colony to Republic"
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