From Settler to Citizen: New Mexican Economic Development and the Creation of Vecino Society, 1750-1820

by Ross Frank

Book Overview

The unique arts-and-crafts tradition of the American Southwest illuminates this economic and social history of colonial New Mexico, casting new light on the development of New Mexico's Hispanic community and its changing relationship with Pueblo Indians. Ross Frank's analysis of Pueblo Indian pottery, Pueblo and Spanish blankets, and Spanish religious images-or santos-links economic change to social and cultural change in this region. Using...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520251598
• ISBN13: 9780520251595
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"