Children of the Father King

Youth, Authority, and Legal Minority in Colonial Lima

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History, History, Americas, South America, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Children of the Father King by Bianca Premo, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bianca Premo ISBN: 9780807876954
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: May 18, 2006
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Bianca Premo
ISBN: 9780807876954
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: May 18, 2006
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

In a pioneering study of childhood in colonial Spanish America, Bianca Premo examines the lives of youths in the homes, schools, and institutions of the capital city of Lima, Peru. Situating these young lives within the framework of law and intellectual history from 1650 to 1820, Premo brings to light the colonial politics of childhood and challenges readers to view patriarchy as a system of power based on age, caste, and social class as much as gender.

Although Spanish laws endowed elite men with an authority over children that mirrored and reinforced the monarch's legitimacy as a colonial "Father King," Premo finds that, in practice, Lima's young often grew up in the care of adults--such as women and slaves--who were subject to the patriarchal authority of others. During the Bourbon Reforms, city inhabitants of all castes and classes began to practice a "new politics of the child," challenging men and masters by employing Enlightenment principles of childhood. Thus the social transformations and political dislocations of the late eighteenth century occurred not only in elite circles and royal palaces, Premo concludes, but also in the humble households of a colonial city.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In a pioneering study of childhood in colonial Spanish America, Bianca Premo examines the lives of youths in the homes, schools, and institutions of the capital city of Lima, Peru. Situating these young lives within the framework of law and intellectual history from 1650 to 1820, Premo brings to light the colonial politics of childhood and challenges readers to view patriarchy as a system of power based on age, caste, and social class as much as gender.

Although Spanish laws endowed elite men with an authority over children that mirrored and reinforced the monarch's legitimacy as a colonial "Father King," Premo finds that, in practice, Lima's young often grew up in the care of adults--such as women and slaves--who were subject to the patriarchal authority of others. During the Bourbon Reforms, city inhabitants of all castes and classes began to practice a "new politics of the child," challenging men and masters by employing Enlightenment principles of childhood. Thus the social transformations and political dislocations of the late eighteenth century occurred not only in elite circles and royal palaces, Premo concludes, but also in the humble households of a colonial city.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Sound States by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book My Southern Home by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Braxton Bragg by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book The American Idea by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book George Mason, Forgotten Founder by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Imagining New England by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Entitled to Power by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Boss Lady by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book The Roots of Modern Conservatism by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Captive Nation by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Defiant Indigeneity by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book The Bitterweed Path by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book Memories of Conquest by Bianca Premo
Cover of the book The Short Life of Free Georgia by Bianca Premo
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy