Yanna Yannakakis

The Art of Being In-between

Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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"

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9780822341666
• ISBN-10: 0822341662
• Artikelnr.: 23368566

Autorenporträt

Yanna Yannakakis is Assistant Professor of History at Emory University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction 1
Part 1. Conflict and Crisis, 1660–1700
1. "Loyal Vassal," Seditious Subject," and Other Performances 33
2. "Idolaters and Rebels," "Good and Faithful Indians": The Cajonos
Rebellion and After 65
Part 2. The Renegotiation of Local Rule: Strategies and Tactics, 1700–1770
3. Reform, Resistance, and Rhetoric 99
4. The Pact: Cacique and Cabildo 131
Part 3. The Political Space Closes, 1770–1810
5. Bourbon Officials 161
6. From "Indian Conquerors" to Local "Indians" 192
Conclusion 220
Notes 229
Bibliography 261
Index 275