Sentence examples for indigenous elite from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, much of the indigenous elite adopted Roman culture and became Roman citizens, particularly in the south and east, where the Roman presence was strongest.

The results are suggestive of how the layout of the town specifically routed transit to facilitate the visual prominence of the church and original Inka plaza of the reducción, as well as the prominence of indigenous elite households.

But as the new indigenous elite enjoys London-priced cocktails in its sumptuous bar, only a few miles away their fellow citizens are still living in the iron age.

That was when he decided to take the entire country under his control, replacing the top and middle echelons of state authority with representatives of the Donbas region, sweeping aside the indigenous elite.

The first volume with native testimonies of Spanish expansion and examines geographically and culturally realities of indigenous elites in the colonial period --Provided by period --Provided

Instead of investing in the development of the countries they ruled, the British survived by doing deals with indigenous elites to sustain their rule at knock-down prices.

In addition to the army, Pakistan inherited its other political and economic institutions from the British (and to some extent the Moguls) and, as in almost all ex-colonial countries, these were taken over by indigenous elites and the state, for the benefit of those elites and the state.

They provided the indispensable "men on the spot" who learned the local languages, perhaps adopted some local customs -- though not usually to the fatal extent of "going native" -- and acted as the intermediaries between a remote imperial authority and the indigenous elites upon whose willing collaboration the empire depended.

In the process, the author takes us a long way toward solving one of the central riddles of Andean colonialism, namely: at this distance, and given the enigmatic visual and written record, what are we to make of the Christianized indigenous elites of the former Inka capital, particularly those who repeatedly aided the Spanish against fellow Andeans?

The Other Beast likely points to indigenous elites of Asia, who promoted worship of the Beast, Caesar.

Some indigenous elites such as the Xajil Kaqchikel noble family did manage to maintain a level of status into the colonial period.