Choice, Persuasion, and Coercion: Social Control on Spain's North American Frontiers / Edition 1

by Jesús F. De la Teja, Ross Frank

Overview

Choice, Persuasion, and Coercion brings together twelve original essays on Spain's presence in North America to understand the circumstances and application of social control. "Social control" refers to the use of coercion particularly in response to what dominant groups consider deviant behavior among subordinates. Spain attempted to maintain control of vast areas through persuasion, coercion, or indoctrination to make subordinates accept colonial government and behave according to Spanish expectations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826336460
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	11/15/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jesus F. de la Teja, Ph.D. is chair of the history department at Texas State University, San Marcos.


Ross Frank is associate professor in the department of ethnic studies, University of California, San Diego.

Editorial Reviews

A remarkable collection of new scholarship that will prove valuable to specialists, students, and other interested readers.

Southern American Literature

The editors deserve praise for both engaging an excellent group of contributors and encouraging them to make explicit reference to one another's essays when relevant. The result is an edited volume whose cherence is well above average. . Highly recommemded.

CHOICE Magazine

[An] outstanding collection of essays.

American Historical Review