Women and the conquest of California, 1542-1840 : codes of silence /
"This is the hidden story of the missionization of California, showing what it was like for women to live and work on that frontier - and how race, religion, age, and ethnicity shaped female experiences. Virginia Bouvier explores the suppression of women's experiences and cultural resistan...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
©2001.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "This is the hidden story of the missionization of California, showing what it was like for women to live and work on that frontier - and how race, religion, age, and ethnicity shaped female experiences. Virginia Bouvier explores the suppression of women's experiences and cultural resistance to domination, and reveals the many codes of silence regarding the use of force at the missions, the treatment of women, indigenous ceremonies, sexuality, and dreams."--Jacket. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-258) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780816543748 0816543747 |