The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca - by Kevin Terraciano (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"This is a work of very great importance, and its combination of cutting-edge research and readable style will likely make it a classic. Terraciano attempts to do for the Mixtecs what James Lockhart has accomplished for the Nahuas of central Mexico: to provide an 'inside view' of the colonial Indian culture using contemporary documents written by Indians in their own language."--John K. Chance, Arizona State University<br>"This is an extraordinary work. . . . Kevin Terraciano is extremely well read in the studies of Mexican indigenous cultures and has a masterly knowledge of the Mixtecs."--History<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca</i> is a book for scholars, but all readers will be informed and encouraged to learn more about the ancient and important cultures still found among native peoples of Mexico.--<i>History</i><br><br>This book contains important insights for a multidiciplinary audience; those interested in pre-Hispanic and colonial Mesoamerica, as well as Latin American history, ethnohistory, colonial studies, and gender studies will find much to consider and build upon in this exceptional work.--<i>Sixteenth Century Journal</i><br><br>This groundbreaking study will be an essential acquisition for any library specializing in colonial Mexico.--<i>CHOICE</i><br><br>This is a work of high seriousness, impeccable, even awesome scholarship in arcane sources, powerful analytic drive, and straightforward, comprehensible exposition.--<i>Journal of Social History</i><br><br>This is a work of very great importance, and its combination of cutting-edge research and readable style will likely make it a classic. Terraciano attempts to do for the Mixtecs what James Lockhart has accomplished for the Nahuas of central Mexico: to provide an 'inside view' of the colonial Indian culture using contemporary documents written by Indians in their own language.--John K. Chance "Arizona State University"<br><br>This is an extraordinary work. . . . Kevin Terraciano is extremely well read in the studies of Mexican indigenous cultures and has a masterly knowledge of the Mixtecs.--<i>History</i><br><br>This is the sort of work that requres updating and fine-tuning, not replacement. Future editions should add even more luster to a book that is sure to become a classic.--<i>Canadian Journal of History</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kevin Terraciano is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles
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