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

Author/creator Ducey, Michael Thomas, 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxii, 235 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-225) and index.
LCCN 2004004667
ISBN0816523835 (cloth : alk. paper)