03442nam 2200685 a 450 991045719590332120200520144314.01-283-28081-7978661328081790-04-21142-X10.1163/9789004211421(CKB)2550000000048729(EBL)773402(OCoLC)754582325(SSID)ssj0000555778(PQKBManifestationID)11388306(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555778(PQKBWorkID)10530331(PQKB)10057590(MiAaPQ)EBC773402(OCoLC)754582325(OCoLC)761845546(nllekb)BRILL9789004211421(PPN)174394365(Au-PeEL)EBL773402(CaPaEBR)ebr10498921(CaONFJC)MIL328081(EXLCZ)99255000000004872920110728d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWriting as poaching[electronic resource] interpellation and self-fashioning in colonial relaciones de méritos y servicios /by Robert FolgerLeiden ;Boston Brill20111 online resource (166 p.)The medieval and early modern Iberian world,1569-1934 ;v. 44Description based upon print version of record.90-04-21109-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material /Robert Folger -- Introduction /Robert Folger -- Strategic Interpellation and Tactical Writing in Colonial Historiography (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries) /Robert Folger -- Tactical Appropriations /Robert Folger -- Epilogue: The Hallucinatory World of Bureaucracy /Robert Folger -- Works Cited /Robert Folger -- Index /Robert Folger.Colonial Spanish bureaucracy produced masses of “autobiographical” texts ('relaciones de méritos and servicios') which forced/invited individuals to present themselves as perfect subjects of the King in order to be rewarded. Bureaucracy produced the officials of the colonial regime, and, at the same time, it provided individuals with the possibility of exploring the literary potential of writing one’s curriculum vitae. This book helps contextualize a body of often-used yet understudied historic sources; it indicates that the fabric of early modern society was held together by a pervasive economy of 'mercedes' (rewards); and it shows that the tension between state-induced production of autobiographical documents and the individual’s endeavor to outsmart this system is at the origin of modern forms of literature.Medieval and early modern Iberian world ;v. 44.Patronage, PoliticalSpainHistoryAutobiographyPolitical aspectsSpainHistoryBiography as a literary formSpainColoniesAmericaAdministrationElectronic books.Patronage, PoliticalHistory.AutobiographyPolitical aspectsHistory.Biography as a literary form.324.2/04Folger Robert176866MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457195903321Writing as poaching2293746UNINA