The Caste War of Yucatán : Revised Edition / Nelson Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Nelson, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.) : 32 illustrations, 6 maps

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history—the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their oppressors from the peninsula; by 1855, when the major battles ended, the war had killed or put to flight almost half of the population of Yucatán. A new religion built around a Speaking Cross supported their independence for over fifty years, and that religion survived the eventual Maya defeat and continues today. This revised edition is based on further research in the archives and in the field, and draws on the research by a new generation of scholars who have labored since the book's original publication 36 years ago. One of the most significant results of this research is that it has put a human face on much that had heretofore been treated as semi-mythical. Reviews of the First Edition "Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucatán in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." —American Historical Review "In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area." —American Anthropologist "Not only is this exciting history (as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction) but it covers events unaccountably neglected by historians. . . . This is a brilliant contribution to history. . . . Don't miss this book." —Los Angeles Times "One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years." —Hispanic American Report

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Maps and Illustrations

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

PART ONE The Two Worlds of Yucatan

1. The Ladino World

2. The Mazehual World

PART TWO The Caste War

3. Revolt, I847-I848

4. The Crisis, I848

5. Ladino Recovery, I848-I849

6. Stalemate, I849-I85o

7. The Coming of the Cross, I85o-I852

8. A Campaign to End the War, I852-I85 5

PART THREE The Speaking Cross

9. Venancio Puc, I85 5-I863

10. The Acereto Brigade, I86o

11. Coup and Countercoup, I86I-I863

12. An Empire and the Cross, I86}-I866

13. The Empire of the Cross, I867-I895

14. Generals Porfirio Dfaz and Ignacio Bravo, 1879-1910

15. Francisco May, 1912-1969

16. Yucatan Revisited, 1912-1996

Postscript, 1959

Post-Postscript, 1997

Glossary

Maya Political and Religious Leaders

Chronology

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)

ISBN:

1-5036-1906-0

OCLC:

1294425092