Law and the Transformation of Aztec Culture, 1500-1700
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In this book, Susan Kellogg explains how Spanish law served as an instrument of cultural transformation and adaptation in the lives of Nahuatl-speaking peoples during the years 1500-1700--the first two centuries of colonial rule. She shows that law had an impact on numerous aspects of daily life, especially gender relations, patterns of property ownership and transmission, and family and kinship organization.
Based on a wide array of local-level Spanish and Nahuatl documentation and an intensive analysis of seventy-three lawsuits over property involving Indians residing in colonial Mexico City (Tenochtitl n), this work reveals how legal documentation offers important clues to attitudes and perceptions.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806136855
ISBN13:9780806136851
Release Date:February 2005
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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16th Century 17th Century Americas Ancient Aztec Central America History Latin America Law Legal HistoryCustomer Reviews
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