Peace came in the form of a woman : Indians and Spaniards in the Texas borderlands

Peace came in the form of a woman : Indians and Spaniards in the Texas borderlands / Juliana Barr.

Author/creator	Barr, Juliana
Other author/creator	William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : Published in association with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, by the University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Description	xi, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Indians of North America--Texas --History --18th century. Indian captivities--Texas --History --18th century. Spaniards--Texas --History --18th century. Missions, Spanish--Texas --History --18th century. Women and peace--Texas --History --18th century. Women--Texas --Social conditions --18th century. Texas--History --To 1846.

Contents	Diplomatic ritual in the "land of the Tejas" -- Political kinship through settlement and marriage -- Civil alliance and "civility" in mission-presidio complexes -- Negotiating fear with violence : Apaches and Spaniards at midcentury -- Contests and alliances of norteño manhood : the road to truce and treaty -- Womanly "captivation" : political economies of hostage taking and hospitality.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-388) and index.
LCCN	2006027686
ISBN	0807830828 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807857904 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780807830826 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780807857908 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E78.T4 B37 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold