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This title in other formats:Rereading the Conquest: Power, Politics, and the History of Early Colonial Michoacan, Mexico, 1521-1565by James Krippner-martinez
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Combining social history with literary criticism, James Krippner-Martinez shows how a historiographically sensitive rereading of contemporaneous documents concerning the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest and evangelization of Michoacan, and of later writings using them, can challenge traditional celebratory interpretations of missionary activity in early colonial Mexico. The book offers a fresh look at religion, politics, and the writing of history by employing a poststructuralist method that engages the exclusions as well as the content of the historical record. The moments of doubt, contradiction, and ambiguity thereby uncovered lead to deconstructing a coherent conquest narrative that continues to resonate in our present age. Part I deals with primary sources compiled from 1521 to 1565, Krippner-Martinez here examines the execution of Cazonci, the indigenous ruler of Michoacan, as recounted in the trial record produced by his executioners; explores the missionary-Indian encounter as revealed in the" Synopsis:Challenges traditional celebratory interpretations of missionary activity in early colonial Mexico by re-examining religion, politics and the writing of history using a poststructuralist method. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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