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Subject(s)

• Nahuas—Mexico—History [Browse]
• Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540—Historiography [Browse]
• Mexico—History—Conquest, 1519-1540—Sources [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Editor

• Huber, Vitus [Browse]
• Schwaller, John Frederick [Browse]

Series

• Studies on culture and society ; v. 18. [More in this series]
• IMS studies on culture and society series ; volume 18

Summary note

• "Beyond Cortés and Montezuma explores the conquest of Mexico from a nuanced perspective that reflects upon prior works in the field. The book analyzes the semantics of conquest, Nahua history keeping, power dynamics, and artistic and narrative representations"-- Provided by publisher.
• Beyond Cortés and Montezuma examines both European and Nahuatl texts and images that shed light on the complex narrative of contact and the ensuing conflict, negotiation, and cooperation that continued well after the colonial period. A diverse group of scholars from Europe, Mexico, and the US with varied methodological backgrounds--linguistics, history, art history, and cultural studies--query the "conquest," or rather conquista, of Mexico through a series of case studies that interrogate how historians, especially in Europe, Mexico, and the US, understand and interact with this concept. They consider the language used to encapsulate the event in Nahuatl documents from the colonial period, how the Spanish veterans led the transition to settlement in taking land for themselves, and the legacy of the conquista in discrimination against Tlaxcallans in modern Mexico. Beyond Cortés and Montezuma is a compilation of nuanced reflections on the language, narratives, and memories of the conquista that balances the crimes of Spanish colonialism and asymmetries of power that existed within early New Spain with the abilities of Native peoples to resist, negotiate, and survive. -- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Kevin Terraciano
• Preface / Vitus Huber and John F. Schwaller
• Part I: Semantics and effects. Language of "conquest" in colonial Nahuatl manuscripts / Stephanie Wood ; "Perpetuating lands" : the crucial transition from war to colonial settlement in the Conquista of Mexico / Vitus Huber ; The Conquista of Mexico today : hyperactive memory, national identity, and symbolic violence / Justyna Olko
• Part II: Narratives and memories. The last journey of Cuauhtemoc : models for the Anales de Tlatelolco's version of Cuauhtemoc's death / Julia Madajczak ; Zacar̕as de Santiago : a Tlaxcalteca conquistador in the evolution of Nahua historical memories / Robert Haskett ; How to read native accounts of the Conquista of Mexico / Mar̕a Castąeda de la Paz
• Part III: Power and negotiations. Moteuczoma's surrender of power : a critical proposal / Miguel Pastrana Flores ; The forty teteuctin : Nahua bodies in the Mediterranean / Erika Escutia
• Part IV: Representations and iconic figures. Beyond Malinche : other native women in the Conquista / Lori Boornazian Diel ; Between victor and vanquished : the metamorphosis of Moteuczoma in a painted biombo / Patrick Hajovsky
• Epilogue: Conclusions / John F. Schwaller.

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ISBN

• 9781646426645
• 1646426649 (hardcover)
• 9781646426652 (paperback)
• 1646426657 (paperback)

LCCN

2024011474

OCLC

1429575127

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