The Fragile Convivencia of Colonial Manila -- The Pacific Passage -- Merchants and Gunslingers -- Contesting Enslavement in New Spain -- Trajectories beyond Central Mexico -- The Elusive Eighteenth Century
Summary
"Diego Javier Luis tells the story of transpacific Asian movement to and through the Spanish Americas. On arrival in Mexico, diverse Asian peoples officially became "chinos" subject to the colonial caste system. Tracing Asian resistance and adaptation to New Spanish ideas of race, Luis presents a Pacific-focused narrative of the colonial Americas."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-334) and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central platform, viewed February 5, 2024)
