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Abstract
On the basis that resistance has come to be included among the forms of political action of social movements, this introduction offers an overview of its relevance for the study of the history of social conflicts and a historicization for its application to studies of the Portuguese and Hispanic empires in the Early Modern period. The text updates the debates on the category since the work of George C. Scott and Michel de Certeau and adds the contributions of other perspectives in their wake, offering a redefinition of resistance as a form of “contained contention” whose physiognomy is more entangled than opposed. The text then underlines the generalisation of practices of resistance in monarchies in the pre-modern world to focus on pluralism as an inherent feature of the normative frameworks of the pluricentric Iberian monarchies, whose overlapping and competing spheres of jurisdiction distinguished them from the monopolistic and centralized institutions as found in modern nation states. Drawing from political anthropology and legal studies, the proposal also goes beyond instrumental rationality approaches, arguing that resistances can be seen as “secondary adjustments” expressing the values of the individuals that undertake them and of their groups of reference. Finally, the text summarizes the content of the seventeen studies gathered in the volume.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Resistance in the Iberian Worlds from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century |
Subtitle of host publication | Dissent and Disobedience from Within |
Editors | Pablo Sánchez Leòn, Benita Herreros |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Chapter | 1 |
Pages | 3–22 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-63405-5 |
Publication status | Published - 24 Oct 2024 |
Keywords
- Resistance
- Spain
- Portugal
- Brazil
- America
- Normativity
- Identity
- Rationality
- Early modern age
- Theory
- Epistemology
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Formas y actores de la resistencia en el mundo atlántico: África y América (Event)
Pablo Sánchez Léon (Chair)
24 Feb 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Master de Titulación Propia
Pablo Sánchez Léon (Invited speaker)
10 Jun 2023 → 20 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Brown University
Pablo Sánchez Léon (Visiting researcher)
2 Jun 2023 → 2 Aug 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution