Rambles in Yucatan

Rambles in Yucatan
Title Rambles in Yucatan PDF eBook
Author Benjamin Moore Norman
Publisher New York : J. & H.G. Langley ; Philadelphia : Thomas, Cowperthwait
Pages 408
Release 1843
Genre Indians of Mexico
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Rambles in Yucatan

Rambles in Yucatan
Title Rambles in Yucatan PDF eBook
Author Benjamin Moore Norman
Publisher
Pages 396
Release 1843
Genre Maya language
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Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War
Title Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War PDF eBook
Author Terry Rugeley
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 268
Release 2010-01-01
Genre History
ISBN 0292774702

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Conflicts between native Maya peoples and European-derived governments have punctuated Mexican history from the Conquest in the sixteenth century to the current Zapatista uprising in Chiapas. In this deeply researched study, Terry Rugeley delves into the 1800-1847 origins of the Caste War, the largest and most successful of these peasant rebellions. Rugeley refutes earlier studies that seek to explain the Caste War in terms of a single issue. Instead, he explores the interactions of several major social forces, including the church, the hacienda, and peasant villagers. He uncovers a complex web of issues that led to the outbreak of war, including the loss of communal lands, substandard living conditions, the counterpoise of Catholicism versus traditional Maya beliefs, and an increasingly heavy tax burden. Drawn from a wealth of primary documents, this book represents the first real attempt to reconstruct the history of the pre-Caste War period. In addition to its obvious importance for Mexican history, it will be illuminating background reading for everyone seeking to understand the ongoing conflict in Chiapas.

Rambles in Yucatan

Rambles in Yucatan
Title Rambles in Yucatan PDF eBook
Author Benjamin Moore Norman
Publisher
Pages 370
Release 1844
Genre Mayas
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The Caste War of Yucatán

The Caste War of Yucatán
Title The Caste War of Yucatán PDF eBook
Author Nelson A. Reed
Publisher Stanford University Press
Pages 452
Release 2001
Genre History
ISBN 9780804740012

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This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history--the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their oppressors from the peninsula; by 1855, when the major battles ended, the war had killed or put to flight almost half of the population of Yucatán. A new religion built around a Speaking Cross supported their independence for over fifty years, and that religion survived the eventual Maya defeat and continues today. This revised edition is based on further research in the archives and in the field, and draws on the research by a new generation of scholars who have labored since the book's original publication 36 years ago. One of the most significant results of this research is that it has put a human face on much that had heretofore been treated as semi-mythical. Reviews of the First Edition "Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucatán in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." --American Historical Review "In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area." --American Anthropologist "Not only is this exciting history (as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction) but it covers events unaccountably neglected by historians. . . . This is a brilliant contribution to history. . . . Don't miss this book." --Los Angeles Times "One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years." --Hispanic American Report

Finding List of the Free Public Library of Newark, N.J.

Finding List of the Free Public Library of Newark, N.J.
Title Finding List of the Free Public Library of Newark, N.J. PDF eBook
Author Newark Public Library
Publisher
Pages 556
Release 1893
Genre
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From Idols to Antiquity

From Idols to Antiquity
Title From Idols to Antiquity PDF eBook
Author Miruna Achim
Publisher U of Nebraska Press
Pages 354
Release 2017-12
Genre History
ISBN 149620395X

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From Idols to Antiquity explores the origins and tumultuous development of the National Museum of Mexico and the complicated histories of Mexican antiquities during the first half of the nineteenth century. Following independence from Spain, the National Museum of Mexico was founded in 1825 by presidential decree. Nationhood meant cultural as well as political independence, and the museum was expected to become a repository of national objects whose stories would provide the nation with an identity and teach its people to become citizens. Miruna Achim reconstructs the early years of the museum as an emerging object shaped by the logic and goals of historical actors who soon found themselves debating the origin of American civilizations, the nature of the American races, and the rightful ownership of antiquities. Achim also brings to life an array of fascinating characters--antiquarians, naturalists, artists, commercial agents, bureaucrats, diplomats, priests, customs officers, local guides, and academics on both sides of the Atlantic--who make visible the rifts and tensions intrinsic to the making of the Mexican nation and its cultural politics in the country's postcolonial era.