{"title":"Yosef Kaplan","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the fascinating world of Yosef Kaplan, a distinguished author and academic renowned for his profound insights into the intricacies of history and societal structures. With expertise in the areas of early modern history, particularly focusing on religious and racial dynamics, Kaplan's works open a window into the past, offering compelling perspectives that resonate with contemporary readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his notable contributions is the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBlood and Boundaries – The Limits of Religious and Racial Exclusion in Early Modern Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e. This book, along with others in the collection, delves into the complex tapestry of human interactions and beliefs that shaped societies during the early modern period. Kaplan's meticulous research and engaging writing style make history come alive, providing valuable lessons and insights into the perennial issues of identity, belonging, and exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for history enthusiasts and scholars alike, Yosef Kaplan's books promise to enrich your understanding of the past and offer thoughtful reflections on the socio-cultural dynamics that continue to influence our world today. Explore Kaplan's works and embark on an enlightening journey through time with our curated selection in the History \u0026amp; Military category.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blood-and-boundaries-the-limits-of-religious-and-racial-exclusion-in-early-modern-latin-america-by-stuart-b-schwartz-9781684580200","title":"Blood and Boundaries – The Limits of Religious and Racial Exclusion in Early Modern Latin America","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBlood and Boundaries\u003c\/em\u003e, Stuart B. Schwartz takes us to late medieval Latin America to show how Spain and Portugal’s policies of exclusion and discrimination based on religious origins and genealogy were transferred to their colonies in Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than concentrating on the three principal divisions of colonial society—Indians, Europeans, and people of African origins—as is common in studies of these colonial societies, Schwartz examines the three minority groups of moriscos, conversos, and mestizos. Muslim and Jewish converts and their descendants, he shows, posed a special problem for colonial society: they were feared and distrusted as peoples considered ethnically distinct, but at the same time their conversion to Christianity seemed to violate stable social categories and identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis led to the creation of “cleanliness of blood” regulations that explicitly discriminated against converts. Eventually, Schwartz shows, those regulations were extended to control the subject indigenous and enslaved African populations, and over time, applied to the growing numbers of mestizos, peoples of mixed ethnic origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the efforts of civil and church and state institutions to regulate, denigrate, and exclude, members of these affected groups often found legal and practical means to ignore, circumvent, or challenge the efforts to categorize and exclude them, creating in the process the dynamic societies of Latin America that emerged in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000556863724,"sku":"9781684580200","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21505273482787.jpg?v=1763284594"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/yosef-kaplan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}