{"product_id":"the-biocultural-consequences-of-contact-in-mexico-five-centuries-of-change-hardback-9781683403500","title":"The Biocultural Consequences of Contact in Mexico; Five Centuries of Change (Hardback) 9781683403500","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Biocultural Consequences of Contact in Mexico\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFive Centuries of Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeather J. H. Edgar (Edited by), Cathy Willermet (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781683403500\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 30 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 49 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamining the long-lasting effects of European colonization on Mexican populations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Biocultural Consequences of Contact in Mexico\u003c\/em\u003e explores how Mexican populations have been shaped both culturally and biologically by the arrival of Spanish conquistadors and the years following the defeat of the Aztec empire in 1521. Contributors to this volume draw on a diverse set of methods from archaeology, bioarchaeology, genetics, and history to examine the response to European colonization, providing evidence for the resilience of the Mexican people in the face of tumultuous change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays focus on Central Mexico, Yucatan, and Oaxaca, providing a cross-regional perspective, and they highlight Mexican scholars’ work and viewpoints. They examine the effects of the \u003ci\u003ecastas\u003c\/i\u003e system—which the colonizers used to organize society according to parentage and the social construction of race—on individuals’ and groups’ access to power, social mobility, health, and mate choice. Contributors illuminate the poorly understood extent that this system—and the national identity of \u003ci\u003emestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e that replaced it—caused structural inequality and the structural violence of stress and health disparities, as well as genetic admixture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive hundred years after the Spanish first clashed with Aztec forces and began to influence modern Mexico, this volume adds to discussions of colonialism, the reconstruction of biosocial relationships, and the work of decolonization. Students and scholars in anthropology and history will gain insights into how human populations transform and adapt in the wake of major historical events that result in migration, demographic change, and social upheaval.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633794806040,"sku":"9781683403500","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-biocultural-consequences-of-contact-in-mexico-five-centuries-of-change-hardback-9781683403500","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}