Sonya Lipsett Rivera: 1 book
The Faces of Honor
Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1998
A contemporary of Columbus noted "those crazy Spaniards have more regard for a bit of honor than for a thousand lives." This obsession flourished in the New World, where status, privilege, and rank became cornerstones of the colonial social order. Honor had many faces. To a freed black woman...
