Children of the Father King: Youth, Authority, and Legal Minority in Colonial Lima

by Bianca Premo

Book Overview

In a pioneering study of childhood in colonial Spanish America, Bianca Premo examines the lives of youths in the homes, schools, and institutions of the capital city of Lima, Peru. Situating these young lives within the framework of law and intellectual history from 1650 to 1820, Premo brings to light the colonial politics of childhood and challenges readers to view patriarchy as a system of power based on age, caste, and social class as much as gender.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807856193
• ISBN13: 9780807856192
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"