Black Middle - Africans, Mayas, and Spaniards in Colonial Yucatan

Zusatztext "Restall opens each chapter with a detailed case study that makes for compelling reading and proves impressive in the depth of research and thoughtful and informed speculation required to give the stories depth and meaning. Restall's study will be of great interest to specialists in the African and Afro-American experiences in colonial Latin America and the wider Atlantic World." Informationen zum Autor Matthew Restall is Professor of Latin American History and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Since 1995, he has written or edited numerous books, including The Maya World (Stanford, 1997). Klappentext Matthew Restall is Professor of Latin American History and Director of Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Since 1995, he has written or edited numerous books, including The Maya World(Stanford, 1997). Zusammenfassung The Black Middle is the first book-length study of the interaction of black slaves and other people of African descent with Mayas and Spaniards in the Spanish colonial province of Yucatan (southern Mexico).

Product details

• Authors: Restall Matthew, Restall, Matthew Restall
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2013
• EAN: 9780804792080
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-9208-0
• No. of pages: 277
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous