{"product_id":"dialogue-with-europe-dialogue-with-justyna-olko-9781607328339","title":"Dialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past: Colonial Nahua and Quechua Elites in Their Own Words","description":"\u003ci\u003eDialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical, annotated anthology of indigenous-authored texts, including the Nahua, Quechua, and Spanish originals, through which native peoples and Spaniards were able to convey their own perspectives on Spanish colonial order. It is the first volume to bring together native testimonies from two different areas of Spanish expansion in the Americas to examine comparatively these geographically and culturally distant realities of indigenous elites in the colonial period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In each chapter a particular document is transcribed exactly as it appears in the original manuscript or colonial printed document, with the editor placing it in historical context and considering the degree of European influence. These texts show the nobility through documents they themselves produced or caused to be produced--such as wills, land deeds, and petitions--and prioritize indigenous ways of expression, perspectives, and concepts. Together, the chapters demonstrate that native elites were independent actors as well as agents of social change and indigenous sustainability in colonial society. Additionally, the volume diversifies the commonly homogenous term \"cacique\" and recognizes the differences in elites throughout Mesoamerica and the Andes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Showcasing important and varied colonial genres of indigenous writing, \u003ci\u003eDialogue with Europe, Dialogue with the Past\u003c\/i\u003e reveals some of the realities, needs, strategies, behaviors, and attitudes associated with the lives of the elites. Each document and its accompanying commentary provide additional insight into how the nobility negotiated everyday life. The book will be of great interest to students and researchers of Mesoamerican and Andean history, as well as those interested in indigenous colonial societies in the Spanish Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors\u003c\/i\u003e: Agnieszka Brylak, Maria Castañeda de la Paz, Katarzyna Granicka, Gregory Haimovich, Anastasia Kalyuta, Julia Madajczak, Patrycja Prządka-Giersz \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justyna Olko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160732833X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607328339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Justyna Olko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097007300863,"sku":"9781607328339","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dialogue-with-europe-dialogue-with-justyna-olko-9781607328339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}