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In the Shadow of Cortes - Conversations Along the Route of Conquest (Paperback, 2)
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In the Shadow of Cortes - Conversations Along the Route of Conquest (Paperback, 2)
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Five hundred years ago, the army of conquest led by Hernan Cortes
marched hundreds of miles across a rugged swath of land from
Veracruz on the Mexican Caribbean to the capital city of the
Aztecs, now Mexico City. This journey was the catalyst for profound
cultural and political change in Mesoamerica. Today, many Mexicans
view the Ruta de Cortes as a symbol of an event that forever
changed the course of their history. But few U.S. Americans
understand how the conquest still affects Mexicans national
identity and their relationship with the United States. Following
the route of Hernan Cortes, In the Shadow of Cortes offers a visual
and cultural history of the legacy of contact between Spaniards and
indigenous civilizations. The book is a reflective journey that
presents a diversity of voices, images, and ideas about history and
conquest. Specialist in Mexican culture Kathleen Ann Myers teams up
with prize-winning translators and photographers to offer a unique
reading experience that combines accessible interpretative essays
with beautifully translated interviews and dozens of historical and
contemporary black-and-white and color images, including some by
award-winner Steven Raymer. The result offers readers multiple
perspectives on these pivotal events as imagined and re-envisioned
today by Mexicans both in their homeland and in the United States.
In the Shadow of Cortes offers an extensive visual narrative about
conquest and, ultimately, about Mexican history. It traces the
symbolic geography of the conquest and shows how the historical
memory of colonialism continues to shape lives today.
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