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Purchasing Whiteness
“A magisterial tour de force that will be received as a significant contribution to the historiography of race in colonial Latin America.” —Cecily Jones, H-Caribbean The colonization of Spanish America resulted in the mixing of Natives, Europeans, and Africans and the subsequent creation of a casta system that discriminated against them. Members of mixed races could, however, free themselves from such burdensome restrictions through the purchase of a gracias al sacar—a royal exemption that provided the privileges of Whiteness. For more than a century, the whitening gracias al sacar has fascinated historians. Even while the documents remained elusive, scholars continually mentioned th...
HUNTING THE BUSHBIRD
A young boy witnesses the abduction of his parents and the destruction of his family home. Can he find out the truth about their disappearance and their ultimate fate... and can he discover the identities of the men with the strange tattoo on their wrists? Nine-year-old Luis Montero lives on the edge of the Colombian rainforest in the shadow of the Andes Mountains. The brutal attack on his family leaves him alone with only his pet dog, Maya, for support. Together, the pair set out on a quest for answers. Why would these men want to destroy his family and what is the significance of the silver key handed to Luis by his father, moments before he was taken? As the dramatic events unfold, Luis must uncover secrets from his father’s past and escape the very real danger that surrounds him on his search. Will he find the truth and solve the mystery... before time runs out?
Monteverde & Arenal
Costa Rica is much more than a verdant paradise. It's a land of diverse landscapes and cultures. This collection of regional guides reveals unknown facets of Costa Rica and helps travelers understand what makes this country so unique. From the magic of the cloud forest—with its quetzals and volcanoes—to a birdwatcher's paradise in the northern plains of the country, the twin destinations of Monteverde and Arenal offer more to see and do than any other pair of tourist destinations in Costa Rica. Includes a colorful fold-out map of key tourist destinations.
A Network of Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo
The lives of Toledan Jewish families are traced from the time of the Inquisition through seventeenth-century Spain
Vitas
Commander Shon Ó Conaill left to find habitable planets on Canopus, one of two black-hole lightships to launch in the twenty-sixth century. Finding none, he ordered Gristelda, the ship's computer, "to accelerate us until the Canopus has achieved the maximum she will do." Gristelda complied and he found himself returning to Earth, now called Vitas, 800,000 years in the future. Humankind is now governed by the Society of Life, charged with maintaining the Order, in world inhabited by twenty million humans and the Society. Separated from a primordial world by a Wall, after propounding a Slippery Slope Proposition, Shon is forced to cross over. But he is part of a greater plan set in motion by the Great One. What he does next will profoundly change the future of humankind, the Society, and all the intelligent habitants of the galaxy.
Power and Gender in Renaissance Spain
A collection of essays which provide portraits of eight of the Mendoza family's female members. It explores the lives of powerful women whose lineage gave them status within a patriarchal society designed to keep women from public life.
