Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca

Kevin Terraciano is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles

"This is a work of very great importance, and its combination of cutting-edge research and readable style will likely make it a classic. Terraciano attempts to do for the Mixtecs what James Lockhart has accomplished for the Nahuas of central Mexico: to provide an 'inside view' of the colonial Indian culture using contemporary documents written by Indians in their own language."—John K. Chance, Arizona State University "This is an extraordinary work. . . . Kevin Terraciano is extremely well read in the studies of Mexican indigenous cultures and has a masterly knowledge of the Mixtecs."—History "The Mixtecs of Colonial Oaxaca is a book for scholars, but all readers will be informed and encouraged to learn more about the ancient and important cultures still found among native peoples of Mexico."—History "This groundbreaking study will be an essential acquisition for any library specializing in colonial Mexico."—CHOICE "This is the sort of work that requres updating and fine-tuning, not replacement. Future editions should add even more luster to a book that is sure to become a classic."—Canadian Journal of History "This book contains important insights for a multidiciplinary audience; those interested in pre-Hispanic and colonial Mesoamerica, as well as Latin American history, ethnohistory, colonial studies, and gender studies will find much to consider and build upon in this exceptional work."—Sixteenth Century Journal "This is a work of high seriousness, impeccable, even awesome scholarship in arcane sources, powerful analytic drive, and straightforward, comprehensible exposition."—Journal of Social History