The Faces Of Honor: Sex, Shame, And Violence In Colonial Latin America
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Originally published | 1998 |
Authors | Sony LIPSETT-RIVERA |
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ID | 2274046 |
About The Faces Of Honor: Sex, Shame, And Violence In Colonial Latin America
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. . . .