About this title: Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was a key episode in the dissolution of the great Spanish Empire, and its accompanying armed conflict arguably the first great war of decolonization in the nineteenth century. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, the struggle was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities. While local and national elites focused their energies on wresting power from colonial ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780804748216ISBN:0804748217
Description: Ex-Library Published by Stanford University Press in 2003. Paperback. Number of pages: 720. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8410041 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: STANFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780804748216ISBN:0804748217
Description: New. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN-13:9780804748216ISBN:0804748217
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico’ s movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN-13:9780804748216ISBN:0804748217
Description: Good. 0804748217 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford, California
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780804737401ISBN:0804737401
Description: N/A. Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780804737401ISBN:0804737401
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Comprehensive scholarly text presents a detailed study lof Mexico during the decade of armed confrontation that led to Mexico's independence, including life histories, previously unexamined texts, statistical social profiling, and local historical ethnography to examine the dynamics of popular rebellion. Topics focus especially on Mexico's Indian villages, but also considers the role of parish priests as insurgent leaders; local conflicts over land, ... read more
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