9781107026438-1107026431-Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 105)

Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 105)

ISBN-13: 9781107026438
ISBN-10: 1107026431
Author: Ben Vinson III
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 304 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781107026438
ISBN-10: 1107026431
Author: Ben Vinson III
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 304 pages

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Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 105) (ISBN-13: 9781107026438 and ISBN-10: 1107026431), written by authors Ben Vinson III, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Mexico (Americas History, Historical Study & Educational Resources) books. You can easily purchase or rent Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 105) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Mexico books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This book opens new dimensions on race in Latin America by examining the extreme caste groups of colonial Mexico. In tracing their experiences, a broader understanding of the connection between mestizaje (Latin America's modern ideology of racial mixture) and the colonial caste system is rendered. Before mestizaje emerged as a primary concept in Latin America, an earlier precursor existed that must be taken seriously. This colonial form of racial hybridity, encased in an elastic caste system, allowed some people to live through multiple racial lives. Hence, the great fusion of races that swept Latin America and defined its modernity, carries an important corollary. Mestizaje, when viewed at its roots, is not just about mixture, but also about dissecting and reconnecting lives.  Such experiences may have carved a special ability for some Latin American populations to reach across racial groups to relate with and understand multiple racial perspectives. This overlooked, deep history of mestizaje is a legacy that can be built upon in modern times.
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