Peripheral Visions: Politics, Society, and the Challenges of Modernity in Yucatan First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Terry, Edward D. (Editor), Fallaw, Ben W. (Introduction by), Joseph, Gilbert M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0817355642 ISBN-13: 9780817355647 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science |
Dewey: 306.209 |
LCCN: 2009030305 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 286 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Yucatan has been called "a world apart"--cut off from the rest of Mexico by geography and culture. Yet, despite its peripheral location, the region experienced substantial change in the decades after independence. As elsewhere in Mexico, apostles of modernization introduced policies intended to remold Yucatan in the image of the advanced nations of the day. Indeed, modernizing change began in the late colonial era and continued throughout the 19th century as traditional patterns of land tenure were altered and efforts were made to divest the Catholic Church of its wealth and political and intellectual influence. Some changes, however, produced fierce resistance from both elites and humbler Yucatecans and modernizers were frequently forced to retreat or at least reach accommodation with their foes. Contributors: Eric N. Baklanoff, Helen Delpar, Paul K. Eiss, Ben W. Fallaw, Gilbert M. Joseph, Marie Lapointe, Oth n Ba os Ram rez, Hern n Men ndez Rodr guez, Lynda S. Morrison, Terry Rugeley, Stephanie J. Smith |