Refusing the Favor - Spanish-Mexican Women of Santa Fe, 1820-1880

Zusatztext Eloquent and thought provoking ... One of the greatest strengths of González's book is its rootedness in her personal history ... Another great strength of González's book emerges in her last chapter, which analyzes recent trends in western American history. Klappentext This book unveils an unprecedented method for understanding how Mexico's northern territory! later known as New Mexico! came under the authority of the US! and what role females played in this political takeover. By focusing on the crucial yet "invisible" population of 19th-century Spanish-Mexican women living in Santa Fe -- until the California Gold Rush! the largest town west of the Mississippi -- Refusing the Favor situates gender issues squarely within contemporary debates about conquest and colonization. Zusammenfassung This work unveils a method for understanding how Mexico's northern land, New Mexico, came under the authority of the United States and what role women played in the political game of takeover.

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• Authors: Deena J. Gonzalez, Deena J. (Associate Professor of History and Chicanoa Studies Gonzalez, Professor Deena J. Gonzalez
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1999
• EAN: 9780195078909
• ISBN: 978-0-19-507890-9
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; New Mexico, Mexico, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence