Women in the crucible of conquest : the gendered genesis of Spanish American society, 1500-1600 /
Karen Vieira Powers.
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2005.
- 230 p.
Introduction -- Pre-Hispanic gender roles under the Aztecs and the Incas -- The Spanish invasion of the Americas : a gendered collision -- Colonial sexuality : of women, men, and Mestizaje -- Women’s domination under colonial rule -- Spanish gender ideologies : prescriptions, realities, and New World constructions -- Invisible workers : women’s labor under Spanish rule -- Women’s empowerment under Spanish rule