When the Spanish arrived in Peru in 1532; men of the Inca Umpireworshipped the Sun as Father and their dead kings as ancestor heroes;while women venerated the Moon and her daughters; the Incaqueens; as founders of female dynasties. In the pre-Inca period suchnotions of parallel descent were expressions of complementarity betweenmen and women. Examining the interplay between gender ideologiesand political hierarchy. Irene Silverblatt shows how Inca rulersused their Sun and Moon traditions as methods of controllingwomen and the Andean peoples the Incas conquered. She then exploresthe process by which the Spaniards employed European maleand female imageries to establish their own rule in Peru and to makenew inroads on the power of native women; particularly poor peasantwomen.Harassed economically and abused sexually; Andean womenfought back; earning in the process the Spaniards' condemnation as"witches." Fresh from the European witch hunts that damnedwomen for susceptibility to heresy and diabolic influence; Spanishclerics were predisposed to charge politically disruptive poor womenwith witchcraft. Professor Silverblatt shows that these very accusationsprovided women with an ideology of rebellion and a method fordefending their culture.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A Book That Brings Back Great MemoriesBy Marco Antonio AbarcaIn the last twenty years; a revolution has taken place in book publishing. Both the quanity and quality of images in books have exploded in the past few years. A great example of this is the book "Ship: the Epic Story of Maritime Adventure" by Brian Lavery and published by DK. There are literally hundreds of amazing drawings; paintings and wooden models of every ship type that you can imagine.In contrast; when Edwin Tunis published this book in 1952; beautiful; high quality color illustrations were reserved for the most expensive books. Black and white line illustrations were the preferred and most economic method of illustrating picture books. These were the types of books; that I grew up reading and loving in the 1960's and 1970's.To be a successful line illustrator required great imagination. The illustrations not only had to be top notch; the image had to be composed within an interesting context. Edwin Tunis was one of the great masters of this style of illustration. This book not only has great images of boats and ships but these vessels are doing interesting things. As an example; his image of a whale boat shows a dead whale riding next to the ship while the crew is harvesting the whale's oil. These were the types of details that enrichen illustations and help capture a reader's imagination.Edwin Tunis was one of the great illustators of his day. Be sure to look at his other books. If you like Edwin Tunis; be sure to check out the works of Eric Sloane; another master illustrator.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fine introduction to ships through the agesBy larry lisleEdwin Tunis has written and illustrated a fine introductary text to ships through the ages. This is a wonderful place for young readers to start. Older readers may learn a thing or two also I did!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A splendid pictorial historyBy ChrijeffI've always believed that even an adult researcher should keep the juvenile section in mind; and this book is a perfect example of why. Clear; easily comprehended text covers all the highpoints of the history of ships; from the floating log to modern passenger liners; illustrations are beautiful and detailed; and there's an extensive glossary of nautical terms at the back. With this volume to help you; you will be well "launched" (no pun intended) in your quest to learn about historic watercraft.
