Indigenous Citizens - Local Liberalism in Early National Oaxaca and Yucatan (Hardcover)

"Indigenous Citizens" challenges the commonly held assumption that early nineteenth-century Mexican state-building was a failure of liberalism. By comparing the experiences of two Mexican states, Oaxaca and Yucatan, Caplan shows how the institutions and ideas associated with liberalism became deeply entrenched in Mexico's regions, but only on locally acceptable terms.
Faced with the common challenge of incorporating new institutions into political life, Mexicans--be they indigenous villagers, government officials, or local elites--negotiated ways to make those institutions compatible with a range of local interests. Although Oaxaca and Yucatan both had large indigenous majorities, the local liberalisms they constructed incorporated indigenous people differently as citizens. As a result, Oaxaca experienced relative social peace throughout this era, while Yucatan exploded with indigenous rebellion beginning in 1847.
This book puts the interaction between local and national liberalisms at the center of the narrative of Mexico's nineteenth century. It suggests that "liberalism" must be understood not as an overarching system imposed on the Mexican nation but rather as a set of guiding assumptions and institutions that Mexicans put to use in locally specific ways.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Karen D. Caplan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-5764-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-5764-X
Barcode:	9780804757645

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