How Long to Read Transatlantic Obligations

How Long Does it Take to Read Transatlantic Obligations?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Transatlantic Obligations by Jane E. Mangan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"The sixteenth-century changes wrought by expansion of the Spanish empire into Peru shaped the ways of being a family in colonial Peru. Even as migration, race mixture, and transculturation took place, family members fulfilled obligations to one another by adapting custom to a changing world. Family began to shift when, from the moment of their arrival in 1532, Spaniards were joined with elite indigenous women in political marriage-like alliances. Almost immediately, a generation of mestizos was born that challenged the hierarchies of colonial society. In response, the Spanish Crown began to promote the marriage of these men and the travel of Spanish women to Peru to promote good customs and even serve as surrogate parents. Other reactions came from wives in Spain who, abandoned by husbands, sought assistance to fulfill family duties. For indigenous families, the pressures of colonialism prompted migration to cities. By mid-century, the increase of Spanish migration to Peru changed the social landscape, but did not halt mixed-race marriages. The book posits that late sixteenth-century cities, specifically Lima and Arequipa, were host to indigenous and Spanish families but also to numerous 'blended' families borne of a process of mestizaje. In its final chapter, the legacies for the next generation reveal how Spanish fathers sometimes challenged law with custom and sentiment to establish inheritance plans for their children. By tracing family obligations connecting Peru and Spain through dowries, bequests, legal powers, and letters, Transatlantic Obligations presents a powerful call to rethink sixteenth-century definitions of family"--Provided by publisher.

How long is Transatlantic Obligations?

Transatlantic Obligations by Jane E. Mangan is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Transatlantic Obligations Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Transatlantic Obligations aloud.

What Reading Level is Transatlantic Obligations?

Transatlantic Obligations is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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