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The limits of racial domination: plebeian society in colonial Mexico City, 1660-1720

1994; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 32; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.32-1703

1943-5975

Colonialism, slavery, and trade

Challenges the traditional view of castas (members of the caste system created by Spanish overlords) as alienated and dominated by a desire to improve their status. This text argues that instead, social control by the Spanish rested on patron-client networks.