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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964802403321

Autore

Yannakakis Yanna <1967->

Titolo

The art of being in-between : native intermediaries, Indian identity, and local rule in colonial Oaxaca, 1660-1810 / / Yanna Yannakakis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham, : Duke University Press, 2008

ISBN

9780822388982

0822388987

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

972/.7402

Soggetti

Mediators (Persons) - Mexico

Indians of Mexico - Mexico - Oaxaca (State) - Government relations

Intercultural communication - Mexico

Oaxaca (Mexico : State) Politics and government

Spain Colonies Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

'Loyal vassal,' 'seditious subject,' and other performances -- 'Idolaters and rebels,' 'good and faithful Indians' : the Cajonos rebellion and after -- Reform, resistance, and rhetoric -- The pact : cacique and cabildo -- Bourbon officials -- From 'Indian conquerors' to local 'Indians'.

Sommario/riassunto

Asks how elite native intermediaries conversant in Spanish language, legal rhetoric, and personal demeanor shaped the political and cultural landscape of colonialism.