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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464522803321

Autore

Smith Benjamin T

Titolo

The roots of conservatism in Mexico [[electronic resource] ] : Catholicism, society, and politics in the Mixteca Baja, 1750-1962 / / Benjamin T. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-62128-2

9786613933737

0-8263-5173-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (446 p.)

Disciplina

972/.74

Soggetti

Peasants - Political activity - Mexico - Oaxaca (State) - History

Peasants - Religious life - Mexico - Oaxaca (State) - History

Conservatism - Mexico - Oaxaca (State) - History

Religion and politics - Mexico - Oaxaca (State) - History

Electronic books.

Oaxaca (Mexico : State) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The people of the cross : the Mixteca Baja during the colonial period -- For "the peace and security of the pueblo" : the roots of provincial conservatism, 1821-1867 -- For a "government of Mexico, which protects our religion, our persons, and our families" : the counternarrative of provincial conservatism, 1821-1867 -- "The spirit of God-- in the hearts of everybody" : liberalism modified and Catholicism resurgent, 1867-1910 -- "No leaf of the tree moves without the will of God" : regional catholicism during the Revolution, 1910-1940 -- "En el nombre de Dios, adelante" : from resistance to revolt, 1940-1962.

Sommario/riassunto

The Roots of Conservatism is the first attempt to ask why over the past two centuries so many Mexican peasants have opted to ally with conservative groups rather than their radical counterparts.