Anchoring an Empire - Gender and Ethnicity in Colonial Panama

This book is a bottom-up exploration of how gender and ethnicity shaped lived experience across the isthmus of Panama, c. 1500-1671. It is for students and scholars interested in the history of globalization, Central and Latin America, gender studies, and cultural studies.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. 'The secrets of the land.' knowledge, nutrition and survival; 2. Elusive returns. native Americans and Africans between slavery and freedom; 3. Hospitality on the trans-isthmian trek. the comforts of home; 4. Marriage and mobility; 5. Space and status. the purpose of precedence; 6. Immaculate conceptions; Conclusions; Select Bibliography.

About the author

Bethany Aram is Professor of History at Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla. She is the author of Queen Juana 'the Mad' (2005) and Leyendas Negras y Doradas en la Conquista de América (2008).

Product details

• Authors: Aram Bethany
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9781009595353
• ISBN: 978-1-009-59535-3
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Latin America / General, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Gender studies: men and boys