The Indian in Latin American History: Resistance, Resilience, and Acculturation

by John E. Kicza (Editor)

Overview

Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American Indians have displayed remarkable resilience. They have resisted cultural hegemony with rebellions and have initiated petitions to demand remedies to injustices, while consciously selecting certain aspects of the West to incorporate into their cultures.

Leading historians, anthropologists and sociologists examine Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniards' initial contact with the Incas to the cultural interplay of today's Latin America. This revised edition contains four brand new chapters and a revised introduction. The list of suggested readings and films has also been updated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780842028233
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/01/1999
Series:	Jaguar Books on Latin America , #1
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Inca Empire and Its Subject Peoples
Chapter 3 Early Spanish-Indian Accommodation in the Andes
Chapter 4 Persistent Maya Resistance and Cultural Retention in Yucatan
Chapter 5 Cultural Adaptation and Militant Autonomy among the Araucanians of Chile
Chapter 6 Coping with the Cultural Conquest
Chapter 7 Negotiating Roots: Indian Migrants in the Lima Valley during the Colonial Period
Chapter 8 Patterns and Variety in Mexican Village Uprisings
Chapter 9 State Power, Indigenous Communities, and Land in Nineteenth-Century Guatemala, 1820–1920
Chapter 10 Yaqui Resistance to Mexican Expansion
Chapter 11 Native Cultural Retention and the Struggle for Land in Early Twentieth-Century Bolivia
Chapter 12 Ethnic Identity and Its Attributes in a Contemporary Mexican Indian Village
Chapter 13 Glossary
Chapter 14 Suggested Readings and Films

Editorial Reviews

A well presented and well-edited book. Essential reading for those who wish to know more about Mayan issues.--British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain

Bringing the work of highly regarded authorities together in a single volume generates fresh comparative insights into the richly varied experiences of the hemisphere's native people. Extremely useful for students of indigenous history and a boon to instructors.--Educational Book Review

Especially suitable for classroom use.--Colonial Latin American Historical Review

From the Publisher

A well presented and well-edited book. Essential reading for those who wish to know more about Mayan issues.

British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America

Especially suitable for classroom use.

Colonial Latin American Historical Review

Bringing the work of highly regarded authorities together in a single volume generates fresh comparative insights into the richly varied experiences of the hemisphere's native people. Extremely useful for students of indigenous history and a boon to instructors.

Educational Book Review

A well presented and well-edited book. Essential reading for those who wish to know more about Mayan issues.

British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America the Caribbean Portugal and Spain

Eleven chapters by historians, anthropologists, and sociologists examine Latin American Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniard's initial contact to the cultural interplay of today. Looking at indigenous populations in Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and elsewhere, the authors examine and analyze the choices Indians made from military resistance to cultural accommodation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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