The Wages Of Conquest

In The Wages of Conquest, Hugo Nutini provides a detailed description and analysis of the Mexican aristocracy from the Spanish Conquest to the present. The first part of the book gives an outline of Western social stratification from Greco-Roman times, through the Dark and Middle Ages, to the transition from estate to class after the French and American Revolutions. In the second part, Nutini explores the particular case of the Mexican aristocracy, identifying four main stages of development, which he analyzes in relation to the social, economic, and political evolution of the country. The emphasis is on the aristocracy, but the overall social structure receives significant attention as he explores the transformation of Mexico throughout colonial and republican times.