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001 2013024352
003 DLC
005 20141009080809.0
008 130620s2014 couab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013024352
020 $a9781607322405 (hardback)
020 $z9781607322412 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aF1219.76.C68$bO53 2014
082 00 $a391.0089952$223
084 $aSOC002000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aOlko, Justyna.
245 10 $aInsignia of rank in the Nahua world :$bfrom the fifteenth to the seventeenth century /$cJustyna Olko.
264 1 $aBoulder :$bUniversity Press of Colorado,$c[2014]
300 $axxii, 492 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This significant work reconstructs the repertory of insignia of rank and the contexts and symbolic meanings of their use, along with their original terminology, among the Nahuatl-speaking communities of Mesoamerica from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Attributes of rank carried profound symbolic meaning, encoding subtle messages about political and social status, ethnic and gender identity, regional origin, individual and community history, and claims to privilege.Olko engages with and builds upon extensive worldwide scholarship and skillfully illuminates this complex topic, creating a vital contribution to the fields of pre-Columbian and colonial Mexican studies. It is the first book to integrate pre- and post-contact perspectives, uniting concepts and epochs usually studied separately. A wealth of illustrations accompanies the contextual analysis and provides essential depth to this critical work. Insignia of Rank in the Nahua World substantially expands and elaborates on the themes of Olko's Turquoise Diadems and Staffs of Office, originally published in Poland and never released in North America"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 447-471) and index.
650 0 $aAztecs$xClothing.
650 0 $aAztecs$xJewelry.
650 0 $aClothing and dress$xSymbolic aspects$zMexico.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.$2bisacsh