The Art of Being In-between [[electronic resource] ] : Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777994403321
• Autore: Yannakakis Yanna <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Durham, : Duke University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-8223-8898-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 972/.7402
• Soggetti: Mediators (Persons) - Government relations - Mexico; Indians of Mexico - Oaxaca (State) - Mexico; Intercultural communication - Mexico; Regions & Countries - Americas; History & Archaeology; Mexico
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1. Conflict and Crisis, 1660-1700; Chapter 1. ''Loyal Vassal,'' ''Seditious Subject,'' and Other Performances; Chapter 2. ''Idolaters and Rebels,'' ''Good and Faithful Indians'':The Cajonos Rebellion and After; Part 2. The Renegotiation of Local Rule: Strategies and Tactics, 1700-1770; Chapter 3. Reform, Resistance, and Rhetoric; Chapter 4. The Pact: Cacique and Cabildo; Part 3. The Political Space Closes, 1770-1810; Chapter 5. Bourbon Officials; Chapter 6. From ''Indian Conquerors'' to Local ''Indians''; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Asks how elite native intermediaries conversant in Spanish language, legal rhetoric, and personal demeanor shaped the political and cultural landscape of colonialism.