TY - BOOK AU - MacLachlan,Colin M. TI - Imperialism and the Origins of Mexican Culture SN - 9780674286412 AV - F1226 .M26 2015eb U1 - 972/.01 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Cambridge, MA : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Imperialism KW - Indians of Mexico KW - Mixed descent KW - Mestizos KW - Mexico KW - HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Prologue --; Introduction --; 1. Mesoamerican Civilizations. The Evolution of Mesoamerica --; 2. The Formation of Euro- Spanish Culture Iberia Enters History --; 3. Moors and Christians a Fateful Encounter --; 4. Creating Mestizo Mexico the Philosophical Challenge of America --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Acknowledgments --; Index; restricted access N2 - Their empire unmatched in military and cultural might, the Aztecs were poised on the brink of a golden age, when the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. Colin MacLachlan explains why Mexico is culturally Mestizo while ethnically Indian and why Mexicans remain orphaned from their indigenous heritage—the adopted children of European history UR - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674286412 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674286412 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674286412/original ER -