Ladinos with Ladinos, Indians with Indians : land, labor, and regional ethnic conflict in the making of Guatemala / René Reeves.

Author/creator Reeves, René
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionviii, 249 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Mayas--Guatemala. --Ethnic identity.
Mayas--Land tenure. --Guatemala.
Mayas--Guatemala. --Politics and government.
Ladino (Latin American people)--Guatemala. --Ethnic identity.
Ladino (Latin American people)--Land tenure. --Guatemala.
Ladino (Latin American people)--Guatemala. --Politics and government.
Land reform--Guatemala. --History.
Ethnic conflict--Guatemala. --History.
Social problems--Guatemala. --History.
Guatemala--Ethnic relations.
Guatemala--Social conditions.
Guatemala--Politics and government.

Contents Introduction: Re-writing Guatemala's nineteenth century -- The transformation of Mam Quezaltenango from culahá to independence -- Disputing property : national politics and local ethnic conflict in the formation of a Guatemalan coffee zone -- Debt, labor coercion, and the expansion of commercial agriculture -- Intoxicating politics : gender, ethnicity and alcohol in the transition to liberal rule -- From Ladino state to Ladino nation : the malformation of Guatemalan national identity -- Popular insurrection, liberal reform, and nation-state formation : final reflections on Guatemala's nineteenth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-244) and index.
LCCN 2005033241
ISBN0804752133 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804752138

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Joyner General Stacks F1435.3.E72 R44 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold