A nation of villages : riot and rebellion in the Mexican Huasteca, 1750-1850 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ducey, Michael Thomas, 1960-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2004]
Subjects:	Peasant uprisings > Mexico > Huasteca Region. Indians of Mexico > Huasteca Region > Government relations > History > 18th century. Indians of Mexico > Huasteca Region > Government relations > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: rebellions, towns, and nation
To live without God, king, or law: colonial riots and state Modernization
"Following the law of Our Lady de Guadalupe": insurrection in the Tierra Caliente, 1810-21
The illusions of municipalities: the politics of rebellion in independent Mexico
Animated by sansculotismo: an Indian pronunciamiento, Papantla
1836-39
The caste war of the Huasteca: race, nation, and local space, 1845-50
Conclusions: a nation of villages.