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Author:   Max Harris
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292731325

ISBN 10:   0292731329
Pages:   319
Publication Date:   01 July 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsPart One: Prologue Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996) Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988)Part Two: Spain, 1150-1521 A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150) A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286-1414) A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424) A Game of Canes (Jaen, 1462)Part Three: Mexico, 1321-1521 The Fields of the Wars of Flowers The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads The Festival of the Raising of the Banners The Festival of the Flaying of Men The Dance of the Emperor MotecuzomaPart Four: Mexico, 1521-1600 The Conquest of Mexico (1524-1536) The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539) The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539) The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565-1595) The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584-1589) The Conquest of New Mexico (1598)Part Five: Spain, 1521-1600 Touring Aztecs (1522-1529) Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543) Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549) Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550) Feted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561-1571) Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585-1586) Gilded Indians (1521-1600)Part Six: Epilogue Dancing With Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993-1994)NotesBibliographyIndex

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This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading. Robert Potter, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara

"""This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading."" Robert Potter, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara"

""This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading."" Robert Potter, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Max Harris is Executive Director of the Wisconsin Humanities Council at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of The Dialogical Theatre: Dramatizations of the Conquest of Mexico and the Question of the Other.

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