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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812868203321

Autore

Rugeley Terry <1956->

Titolo

Rebellion now and forever [[electronic resource] ] : Mayas, Hispanics, and caste war violence in Yucatán, 1800-1880 / / Terry Rugeley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8047-7130-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (826 p.)

Disciplina

972/.6506

Soggetti

Mayas - Wars

Mayas - Yucatán Peninsula - History - 19th century

Ethnic conflict - Yucatán Peninsula - History - 19th century

Yucatán (Mexico : State) History Caste War, 1847-1855

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 (p. [447]-458) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the caste war uncrossed -- Men newly powerful : how Pueblo politics became a caste war -- The extremes of death or triumph : a society goes to war, 1847-1851 -- Nothing more than a new conquest : a world catches its breath -- The roar of a terrible tempest : liberal reform and the civil wars, 1855-1863 -- The empire comes to Mayab -- A world (mostly) restored : the paradoxes of the republic -- Peace, Porfirian-style : East meets West, and a people contort the past -- Conclusion : violence and the ghost of Santiago Imán.

Sommario/riassunto

In a process that will seem tragically familiar to modern-day readers, this book charts the origins and progress of two generations of seemingly endless violence and political instability, set against the backdrop of Yucatán, Mexico.