Kathryn Burns argues that the archive itself must be historicized. Using the case of colonial Cuzco, she examines the practices that shaped document-making. Notaries were businessmen, selling clients a product that conformed to local "custom" as well as Spanish templates. Clients, for their part, were knowledgeable consumers, with strategies of their own for getting what they wanted. In this inside story of the early modern archive, Burns offers a wealth of possibilities for seeing sources in fresh perspective.
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Kathryn Burns argues that the archive itself must be historicized. Using the case of colonial Cuzco, she examines the practices that shaped document-making. Notaries were businessmen, selling clients a product that conformed to local "custom" as well as Spanish templates. Clients, for their part, were knowledgeable consumers, with strategies of their own for getting what they wanted. In this inside story of the early modern archive, Burns offers a wealth of possibilities for seeing sources in fresh perspective.
Imprint | Duke University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | September 2010 |
Authors | Kathryn Burns |
Dimensions | 229 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 264 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8223-4868-9 |
Barcode | 9780822348689 |
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LSN | 0-8223-4868-3 |