Description: Faces of Honor : Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America, Paperback by Johnson, Lyman L. (EDT); Lipsett-Rivera, Sonya (EDT), ISBN 0826319068, ISBN-13 9780826319067, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
A contemporary of Columbus noted "those crazy Spaniards have more regard for a bit of honor than for a thousand lives." This obsession flourished in the New World, where status, privilege, and rank became cornerstones of the colonial social order.
Honor had many faces. To a freed black woman in Brazil it proscribed spousal abuse and permitted her to petition the Church for permission to leave her husband. To a high church official charged with sodomy in Alto Peru, honor signified the privileges and legal exceptions available to those of his background and social position. These nine original essays assess the role and importance men and women of all races and social classes accorded honor throughout colonial Latin America.
"The best work on honor in Latin America and an invaluable and insightful volume. A must for both scholars and classroom use."--Professor Susan M. Socolow, Emory University
Price: 34.31 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2025-01-23T05:02:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Faces of Honor : Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin Ameri
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Faces of Honor : Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 1998
Subject: Customs & Traditions, Latin America / General
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Author: Sonya Lipsett-Rivera
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Diálogos Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
