{"product_id":"the-biocultural-consequences-of-contact-heather-j-h-edgar-9781683403500","title":"The Biocultural Consequences of Contact in Mexico: Five Centuries of Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamining the long-lasting effects\u003cbr\u003eof European colonization on Mexican populations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Biocultural Consequences of\u003cbr\u003eContact in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e explores\u003cbr\u003ehow Mexican populations have been shaped both culturally and biologically by\u003cbr\u003ethe arrival of Spanish conquistadors and the years following the defeat of the\u003cbr\u003eAztec empire in 1521. Contributors to this volume draw on a diverse set of\u003cbr\u003emethods from archaeology, bioarchaeology, genetics, and history to examine the\u003cbr\u003eresponse to European colonization, providing evidence for the resilience of the\u003cbr\u003eMexican people in the face of tumultuous change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essays focus on Central Mexico, \u003cbr\u003eYucatan, and Oaxaca, providing a cross-regional perspective, and they highlight\u003cbr\u003eMexican scholars' work and viewpoints. They examine the effects of the \u003ci\u003ecastas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003esystem--which the colonizers used to organize society according to parentage and\u003cbr\u003ethe social construction of race--on individuals' and groups' access to power, \u003cbr\u003esocial mobility, health, and mate choice. Contributors illuminate the poorly\u003cbr\u003eunderstood extent that this system--and the national identity of \u003ci\u003emestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e that replaced it--caused inequality and the structural violence of stress and health\u003cbr\u003edisparities, as well as genetic admixture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Five hundred years after the Spanish\u003cbr\u003efirst clashed with Aztec forces and began to influence modern Mexico, this\u003cbr\u003evolume adds to discussions of colonialism, the reconstruction of biosocial\u003cbr\u003erelationships, and the work of decolonization. Students and scholars in\u003cbr\u003eanthropology and history will gain insights into how human populations transform\u003cbr\u003eand adapt in the wake of major historical events that result in migration, \u003cbr\u003edemographic change, and social upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Josefina Bautista Mart匤ez Alfredo Coppa Andrea Cucina Heather\u003cbr\u003eJ. H. Edgar Blanca Z. Gonz疝ez-Sobrino Mar僘 Teresa Ja駭 Esquivel Haagen\u003cbr\u003eD. Klaus Michaela Lucci Abigail Meza-Peloza Emily Moes Corey S.\u003cbr\u003eRagsdale Katelyn M. Rusk Robert C. Schwaller Julie K. Wesp Cathy\u003cbr\u003eWillermet \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human\u003cbr\u003ePast: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather J. H. Edgar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683403509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683403500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Heather J. H. Edgar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077975372031,"sku":"9781683403500","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aff872c4-8f22-4116-9d7a-d8b502253b10.jpg?v=1685472838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-biocultural-consequences-of-contact-heather-j-h-edgar-9781683403500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}