| Spent Cartridges of Revolution: An Anthropological History of Namiquipa, Chihuahua Contributor(s): Nugent, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226607410 ISBN-13: 9780226607412 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1993 Annotation: What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This apparently simple question frames "Spent Cartridges of Revolution, " an anthropological history of Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Officially, the revolution of 1910-20 restored control over land and local politics to the peasantry. But Namiquipan peasants, who fought alongside Pancho Villa, have seen little progress and consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefited other classes. Daniel Nugent's approach combines an emphasis on peasants' own perceptions of Mexican society after the revolution with an analysis of the organization and formation of state power. He shows that popular discontent in Chihuahua is motivated not only by immediate economic crises but by two centuries of struggle between the people of Northern Mexico and the government. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Mexico |
| Dewey: 972.16 |
| LCCN: 93015997 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
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| Publisher Description: What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This apparently simple question frames Spent Cartridges of Revolution, an anthropological history of Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Officially, the revolution of 1910-20 restored control over land and local politics to the peasantry. But Namiquipan peasants, who fought alongside Pancho Villa, have seen little progress and consider themselves mere spent cartridges of a struggle that benefited other classes. Daniel Nugent's approach combines an emphasis on peasants' own perceptions of Mexican society after the revolution with an analysis of the organization and formation of state power. He shows that popular discontent in Chihuahua is motivated not only by immediate economic crises but by two centuries of struggle between the people of Northern Mexico and the government. |