About this title: "The Forging of the Cosmic Race" challenges the widely held notion that Mexico's colonial period is the source of many of that country's ills. The authors contend that New Spain was neither feudal nor pre-capitalists as some Neo-Marxist authors have argued. Instead they advance two central themes: that only in New Spain did a true mestizo society emerge, integrating Indians, Europeans, Africans, and Asians into a unique cultural mix; and that colonial Mexico forged a complex, balanced, and integrated economy that transformed the area into the most important and dynamic part of the Spanish ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. University of California, 1980, 1st printing, trade paperback, 362 pages, map end papers, no underlining, light wear, cover creases, edge wear, book plate. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780520042803ISBN:0520042808
Description: Very Good- 0520042808. Wear to corners.; 8vo; 362 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press, California
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780520038905ISBN:0520038908
Description: Hardcover. Near fine, a bit of wear to the corners with review slip laid in, also a typewritten review. The dust wrapper is near fine price clipped with wear to the edges. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780520042803ISBN:0520042808
Description: Very Good. 0-520-04280-8. xiv, 362 pp. Maps, illus. Edgewear. Corners rubbed. A new look at the colonial history of Mexico, arguing that this period is not the source of many of the country's problems. read more
Edition: First Paperback
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780520038905ISBN:0520038908
Description: Very Good. 8vo. xiv, 362pp, index, bw ills, maps. Minor edge wear to card covers, crease to bottom front corner. Contends that colonial Mexico was a true mestizo society, integrating Indians, Europeans, Africans and Asians into a unique cultural mix. Discusses the areas rich pre-Columbian heritage, and traces the merging of meso-American and European cultures. The evolution of the new mestizo society is analyzed through an examination of the colony's institutions, economy and social ... read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780520038905ISBN:0520038908
Description: (xiv) 362 pages, b/w plates, maps, bibligraphic essay, sources for illustrations, index, map endpapers; 8vo, green cloth. Fine in a very good+ dust jacket, edge slightly curled. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780520042803ISBN:0520042808
Description: Paperback. Used. Slight Staining; Minimal Bent Pages; Frayed Corners/Bent Cover. SKU: 23430169 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780520042803 Used. Slight Staining; Minimal Bent Pages; Frayed Corners/Bent Cover. SKU: 23430169 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520042803ISBN:0520042808
Description: Good. 0520042808 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780520038905ISBN:0520038908
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dj a beautiful copy. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press,, Berkeley:
Date Published: 1980.
ISBN-13:9780520038905ISBN:0520038908
Description: NEAR-FINE IN FINE, PRICE-CLIPPED DJ. read more
Description: Very Good. MacLACHLAN, COLIN M. ET AL. The Forging of the Cosmic Race: A Reinterpretation of Colonial Mexico. (Revisionist view) U. California (1980), 362 pp. 1st ed., OP, f/f. read more
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