Max Harris is Executive Director Emeritus of the Wisconsin Humanities Council, University of Wisconsin Madison. He has also taught at Yale University and the University of Virginia. He is the author of four previous books, including Carnival and Other Christian Festivals: Folk Theology and Folk Performance and Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain.

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The Conquest of Rhodes Mexico City 1539


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Royal Entries Toledo 1533 and Naples 1543


Great Balls of Fire Trent 1549


Noble Fantasies Binche 1549 andRouen 1550


Fêted Dreams of PeaceAndalusia 15611571


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Dancing with Malinche New Mexico and Oaxaca 1993


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"This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading." Robert Potter, Professor of Dramatic Art, University of California, Santa Barbara

This is a major contribution to the rich and fascinating cultural history of colonial-era Mexico and to the tumultuous clash of European and Native American values, institutions, and technologies.... It is beautifully written and makes compelling reading.