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A historical archaeology of early Spanish colonial urbanism in Central America
\"In this milestone work, William Fowler uses archaeology, history, and social theory to show that the establishment of cities was essential to Spanish colonialism. Fowler draws upon decades of research at Ciudad Vieja, a sixteenth-century site located in present-day El Salvador and the best-preserved Spanish colonial city in Latin America\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Indigenous America in the Spanish Language Classroom
A critical resource for inclusive teaching in the
Spanish classroom
Although Indigenous peoples are active citizens of the Americas,
many Spanish language teachers lack the knowledge and understanding
of their history, culture, and languages that is needed to present
the Spanish language in context. By presenting a more complete
picture of the Spanish speaking world, Indigenous America in
the Spanish Language Classroom invites teachers to adjust
their curricula to create a more inclusive classroom.
Anne Fountain provides teachers with key historical and cultural
information about Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas and
explains how to incorporate relevant resources into their curricula
using a social justice lens. This book begins with an overview of
the Iberian impact on Indigenous Americans and connects it to
language teaching, giving practical ideas that are tied to language
learning standards. Each chapter finishes with a list for further
reading, inviting teachers to dig deeper. The book ends with a set
of ten conclusions and an extensive list of resources organized by
topic to help teachers find accurate information about Indigenous
America to enrich their teaching. Fountain includes illustrations
that relate directly to teaching ideas.
Hard-to-find resources and concrete teaching ideas arranged by
level as well as a glossary of important terms make this book an
essential resource for all Spanish language teachers.
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Bounds of Blackness
Bounds of Blackness explores
the history of Black America's intellectual and cultural engagement
with the modern state of Sudan. Ancient Sudan occupies a
central place in the Black American imaginary as an exemplar of
Black glory, pride, and civilization, while contemporary Sudan,
often categorized as part of \"Arab Africa\" rather than \"Black
Africa,\" is often sidelined and overlooked. In this pathbreaking
book, Christopher Tounsel unpacks the vacillating approaches of
Black Americans to the Sudanese state and its multiethnic populace
through periods defined by colonialism, postcolonial civil wars,
genocide in Darfur, and South Sudanese independence. By exploring
the work of African American intellectuals, diplomats,
organizations, and media outlets, Tounsel shows how this
transnational relationship reflects the robust yet capricious terms
of racial consciousness in the African Diaspora.
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Converting Words
This pathbreaking synthesis of history, anthropology, and linguistics gives an unprecedented view of the first two hundred years of the Spanish colonization of the Yucatec Maya. Drawing on an extraordinary range and depth of sources, William F. Hanks documents for the first time the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Converting Words includes original analyses of the linguistic practices of both missionaries and Mayas-as found in bilingual dictionaries, grammars, catechisms, land documents, native chronicles, petitions, and the forbidden Maya Books of Chilam Balam. Lucidly written and vividly detailed, this important work presents a new approach to the study of religious and cultural conversion that will illuminate the history of Latin America and beyond, and will be essential reading across disciplinary boundaries.
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The mark of rebels : indios fronterizos and Mexican independence
\"This work explores social and cultural transformations among the indigenous communities of western Mexico, especially the indios fronterizos (Frontier Indians), preceding and during the struggle for independence\"--Provided by publisher.
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Silencing race : disentangling blackness, colonialism, and national identities in Puerto Rico
Silencing Race provides a historical analysis of the construction of silences surrounding issues of racial inequality, violence, and discrimination in Puerto Rico. Examining the ongoing racialization of Puerto Rican workers, it explores the 'class-making' of race.
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