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Author Vinson, Ben, III, author.

Title Before mestizaje : the frontiers of race and caste in colonial Mexico / Ben Vinson III (Johns Hopkins University)
Published New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Cambridge Latin American studies ; 105
Cambridge Latin American studies.
Contents Wayward Mixture : The Problem of Race in the Colonies -- Mestizaje 1.0 : The Moment Mixture had Modern Meaning -- "Castagenesis" and the Moment of Castizaje -- The Jungle of Extremes (Castas) -- Extreme Mixture in a Theater of Numbers -- Betrothed : Marrying into the Extremes -- Betrothed : Identity's Riddle -- Betrayed -- Colonial Bequests -- Coda -- Appendix A: Core Records Consulted from the Archivo General de la Nacion -- Appendix B: Place of Origin of the Extreme Castas in Mexico City's Marriage Cases, 1605-1783 -- Appendix C: Extreme Caste Slave Sales, from Mexico City Notarial Archive, Seventeeth Century -- Appendix D: Identity Reconsidered : Factoring Lineage into Declarations of Casta
Summary "From the dawn of Spain's venture into the New World until the end of its colonial regime, Spanish America was gripped by an almost innate need to process, categorize, and label human differences in an effort to manage its vast empire. Whether it was conquistadors seeking to establish grades of difference between themselves and native rulers, or simple artisans striving to distinguish themselves from their peers, people paid careful attention to what others looked like, how they lived, what they wore, and how they behaved. Over time, rules were created to contain transgressions. The wearing of costumes and masks outside of sanctioned events and holidays was soundly discouraged, lest disguises lead to crimes, immorality, and mistaken identities. People who lived as others could be labeled criminals, and those who moved across color boundaries to enjoy privileges not associated with their caste did so at their own risk and peril. When legislation failed to control behavior, social pressure impelled obedience and conformity"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Caste -- Mexico -- History
Mestizos -- Mexico -- History
Racially mixed people -- Mexico -- History
Individual differences -- Political aspects -- Mexico -- History
Group identity -- Mexico -- History
Social control -- Mexico -- History
HISTORY -- Latin America -- General.
Caste
Group identity
Mestizos
Race relations
Racially mixed people
Social conditions
Social control
SUBJECT Mexico -- Race relations -- History
Mexico -- Social conditions -- To 1810. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084619
Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084578
Subject Mexico
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781139207744
1139207741