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The faces of honor : sex, shame, and violence in colonial Latin America /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Lyman L., Lipsett-Rivera, Sonya, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [1998]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects:
Honor > Latin America > History.
Latin America > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • Honor and honors in colonial Spanish America / Mark A. Burkholder
  • Honor, sexuality, and the colonial church / Geoffrey Spurling
  • The negotiation of honor / Ann Twinam
  • An urgent need to conceal / Muriel Nazzari
  • Dangerous words, provocative gestures, and violent acts / Lyman L. Johnson
  • Honor among plebeians / Richard Boyer
  • A slap in the face of honor / Sonya Lipsett-Rivera
  • Honor among slaves / Sandra Lauderdale Graham.