Maya revolt and revolution in the eighteenth century / / Robert W. Patch

• Autore: Patch Robert
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 972/.6502
• Soggetto topico: Mayas - History - 18th century; Insurgency - Guatemala - 18th century; Revolutions - Mexico - Yucatán (State) - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: Yucatán (Mexico : State) History 18th century; Guatemala History 18th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published 2002 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Maps; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Maya and Their History; 2. Reputation, Respect, and Role Reversal: Verapaz, 1735; 3. Women's Power and Spanish Colonialism in Tecpán, 1759; 4. Renegotiation, Injustice, and Persistence: Santa Lucía Utatlán, 1760-1763; 5. The Yucatec Maya in 1761, Part I: The Origins of Revolution; 6. The Yucatec Maya in 1761, Part II: The Counterrevolution; 7. Internal Conflict and Moral Polity: Nebaj, 1768; Conclusion; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Records of revolts, rebellions, and revolutions provide insight into the nature of the Maya in the colonial period. This book presents five case studies - four in Guatemala and one in Yucatan, Mexico - of eighteenth-century Maya acts of violent resistance to colonialism, and, in the process, reveals a great deal about indigenous culture, social structure, politics, economics, lineage, and gender. The author carefully analyzes the causes of, participation in, and resolution of each uprising, explaining the different political, economic, and cultural catalysts, and the scope and outcome of each
• Titolo autorizzato: Maya revolt and revolution in the eighteenth century
• ISBN: 0-7656-0412-4; 1-315-70248-7; 1-317-46499-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464184703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin American realities.