Being the Heart of the World : The Pacific and the Fashioning of the Self in New Spain, 1513-1641 Hardback
by Nino (Pacific Office of the German Historical Institute Washington, University of California Vallen
Part of the Cambridge Latin American Studies series
Hardback
Description
In this timely book Nino Vallen tells the story of New Spain's gradual integration into the Pacific Basin and challenges established views about identity formation among the elites of colonial Mexico.
It examines how discussions about the establishment and desirability of transpacific connections interacted with more general debates over why some people deserved certain benefits over others.
As part of these struggles, New Spain's changing place at the crossroads of transatlantic and transpacific routes became a subject of contention between actors moved by competing notions of a deserving self: the learned councillor, the veteran, the discoverer, the meritorious, the creole and the merchant.
Reassessing current historiographical narratives on creole identities and worldviews, Being the Heart of the World contributes to a broader understanding of the early modern self and the ways in which it was shaped by the mobilities of an increasingly globalized world.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:384 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:12/10/2023
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- ISBN:9781009322072
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:384 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:12/10/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009322072
