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Spain's claim on broad sections of the North American continent was not merely geopolitical. Through a complex and interlocking network of institutions and policies, Spanish colonial powers sought not only to maintain hegemony in the new lands but to create acceptance amongst subordinates toward colonial government and to behave according to Spanish expectations. In this collection of 12 essays, contributors consider how Spain applied social control (practices, norms and strictures designed by dominant entities to create the desired results in individuals) to govern and influence vast territories, and how those they considered subordinate actually understood their place in colonial society. Topics include the role of monarchy, control over contested Florida frontiers, control over a multiethnic society in Louisiana and a ethnically mobile society in New Mexico, subversion through gender and magic in central Mexico, native territoriality, defiance in Sonora, racial hierarchies, and the role of the mission. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
