The Conquest of Mexico
Westernization of Indian Societies from the 16th to the 18th Century
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The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanishconquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle.
Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took placein native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing ondisruptions to the Indian's memory, changes in their perception ofreality, the spread of the European idea of the supernatural andthe Spanish colonists' introduction of alphabetical script whichthe Indians had to combine with their own traditional - oral andpictorial - forms of communication.
Gruzinski discusses the Indians' often awkward initiation intowriting, their assimilation of Spanish culture, and theirsubsequent reinterpretation of their own past and recovers thechanging Indian perceptions of the sacred and their 'absorption' ofelements from the Christian tradition.
The Conquest of Mexico is a major work of culturalhistory which reconstructs a crucial episode in the Europeancolonization of the New World. It is also an important contributionto the study of the relationship between memory, orality, imagesand writing in history.
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Serge Gruzinski
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'Packed and learned discussion ... the detail is fascinating, thearguments intricate and compelling.' The London Review ofBooks
'This remarkable book reconstructs ... this book is highlyrecommended for those seeking new perspectives about conquest andcolonialism.' Colonial Latin American Historical Review
'A thoroughly researched and amply referenced work that opens animportant new perspective.' British Bulletin ofPublications
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