{"product_id":"being-the-heart-of-the-world-the-pacific-and-the-fashioning-of-the-self-in-new-spain-1513-1641-hardback-9781009322072","title":"Being the Heart of the World; The Pacific and the Fashioning of the Self in New Spain, 1513–1641 (Hardback) 9781009322072","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeing the Heart of the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Pacific and the Fashioning of the Self in New Spain, 1513–1641\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTells the story of New Spain's integration into the Pacific world and the impact it had on mobility and identity-making.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNino Vallen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009322072, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Without a doubt, this is a vital work for understanding the development of merit perspectives in New Spain and the development of contacts with the Pacific and Asia.' José Miguel Herrera Reviriego, American Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this timely book Nino Vallen tells the story of New Spain's gradual integration into the Pacific Basin and challenges established views about identity formation among the elites of colonial Mexico. It examines how discussions about the establishment and desirability of transpacific connections interacted with more general debates over why some people deserved certain benefits over others. As part of these struggles, New Spain's changing place at the crossroads of transatlantic and transpacific routes became a subject of contention between actors moved by competing notions of a deserving self: the learned councillor, the veteran, the discoverer, the meritorious, the creole and the merchant. Reassessing current historiographical narratives on creole identities and worldviews, Being the Heart of the World contributes to a broader understanding of the early modern self and the ways in which it was shaped by the mobilities of an increasingly globalized world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFigures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Discoverer: Legal Struggles over the Pacific Northwest\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Veteran: Capitalizing on Knowledge of the Routes Between the Indies\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Meritorious: Rootedness and Mobility in the Pacific Basin\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Creole: Distributing Royal Patronage on the Western Religious Itinerary to Asia\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Merchant: Debating Transpacific Trade and the Functioning of the Economy of Favor\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Sources and bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413980836120,"sku":"9781009322072","price":71.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009322072i.jpg?v=1784333702","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/being-the-heart-of-the-world-the-pacific-and-the-fashioning-of-the-self-in-new-spain-1513-1641-hardback-9781009322072","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}