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Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

Autor Terry Rugeley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – oct 1996
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780292770782
ISBN-10: 0292770782
Pagini: 263
Ilustrații: 3 Maps, 4 Tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press

Notă biografică

Terry Rugeley is Professor Emeritus of Latin American History at the University of Oklahoma.

Cuprins

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Rural Society in the New Century
  • 2. The Return to Pagan Antiquity
  • 3. The Other Side of the Golden Age
  • 4. Dilemmas of the Maya Elite
  • 5. The Imán Revolt
  • 6. "The Devil Will Overtake Us"
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Descriere

A study of one of the largest and most successful Mayan peasant rebellions.