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Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 105)

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This book opens new dimensions on race in Latin America by examining the extreme caste groups of colonial Mexico. In tracing their experiences, a broader understanding of the connection between mestizaje (Latin America's modern ideology of racial mixture) and the colonial caste system is rendered. Before mestizaje emerged as a primary concept in Latin America, an earlier precursor existed that must be taken seriously. This colonial form of racial hybridity, encased in an elastic caste system, allowed some people to live through multiple racial lives. Hence, the great fusion of races that swept Latin America and defined its modernity, carries an important corollary. Mestizaje, when viewed at its roots, is not just about mixture, but also about dissecting and reconnecting lives.  Such experiences may have carved a special ability for some Latin American populations to reach across racial groups to relate with and understand multiple racial perspectives. This overlooked, deep history of mestizaje is a legacy that can be built upon in modern times.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1107670810
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1107670815
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    December 7, 2017
  5. Part of series
    Cambridge Latin American Studies
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.72 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    304 pages
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'This is a brilliant book. Meticulously researched, cogently argued, and beautifully written, it insightfully explores the myriad ways in which the problem of racial diversity profoundly affected not only the Spanish colonial reality but also the Spanish imperial psyche.' Franklin W. Knight, The Johns Hopkins University

'Before Mestizaje is a richly layered and sophisticated account of the meanings and practices surrounding race and difference in colonial Mexico, and a model for understanding the intersections of law, economy, and cultural practices in the constitution of a social order.' Laurent Dubois, Duke University, North Carolina, author of Haiti: The Aftershocks of History

'Before Mestizaje is a major contribution to an increasingly sophisticated literature about racial mixture in colonial Latin America with its critical scrutiny of the 'sistema de castas' and the political, legal, social, and cultural variables that shaped its development.' Susan Deans-Smith, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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This book deepens our understanding of race and the implications of racial mixture by examining the history of caste in colonial Mexico.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (December 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1107670810
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107670815
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.72 x 9 inches
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Ben Vinson III is the Dean of Arts and Sciences at George Washington University and the incoming Provost of Case Western Reserve University. He is the Editor-in-Chief of The Americas, a quarterly journal dedicated to Latin American History. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Latin America Section of the Oxford Bibliographies Online project. Ben Vinson was formerly a vice-dean and Director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He has taught at Penn State and Barnard College. He serves on several organizational boards, including the National Humanities Center and the National Humanities Alliance. His PhD is from Columbia University; his undergraduate degree is from Dartmouth College. He was born in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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The complex history of African migration and enslavement int other caste system of Latin America is in such sharp contrast to the slave trade in the US, that is is hard to imagine the impact of ports of entry only a few hundred miles apart. The impact this history has on current politics can not be understated. This is story well told.
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