| Death and Dying in New Mexico Contributor(s): Will, Martina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826341632 ISBN-13: 9780826341631 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: In this exploration of how people lived and died in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century New Mexico, Martina Will de Chaparro weaves together the stories of individuals and communities in this cultural crossroads of the American Southwest. The wills and burial registers at the heart of this study provide insights into the variety of ways in which death was understood by New Mexicans living in a period of profound social and political transitions. This volume addresses the model of the good death that settlers and friars brought with them to New Mexico, challenges to the model's application, and the eventual erosion of the ideal. The text also considers the effects of public health legislation that sought to protect the public welfare, as well as responses to these controversial and unpopular reforms. Will discusses both cultural continuity and regional adaptation, examining Spanish-American deathways in New Mexico during the colonial (approximately 1700-1821), Mexican (1821-1848), and early Territorial (1848-1880) periods. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Death & Dying - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 393.9 |
| LCCN: 2007002257 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.45" W x 9.26" (1.25 lbs) 285 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this exploration of how people lived and died in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century New Mexico, Martina Will de Chaparro weaves together the stories of individuals and communities in this cultural crossroads of the American Southwest. The wills and burial registers at the heart of this study provide insights into the variety of ways in which death was understood by New Mexicans living in a period of profound social and political transitions. This volume addresses the model of the good death that settlers and friars brought with them to New Mexico, challenges to the model's application, and the eventual erosion of the ideal. The text also considers the effects of public health legislation that sought to protect the public welfare, as well as responses to these controversial and unpopular reforms. Will discusses both cultural continuity and regional adaptation, examining Spanish-American deathways in New Mexico during the colonial (approximately 1700-1821), Mexican (1821-1848), and early Territorial (1848-1880) periods. |
Contributor Bio(s): Will De Chaparro, Martina: - Martina Will de Chaparro is assistant professor of history, Texas Woman's University, Denton. This is her first book. |