Maya Revolt and Revolution in the Eighteenth CenturyM.E. Sharpe, 2002 - 248 pages Records of revolts, rebellions, and revolutions provide insight into the nature of the Maya in the colonial period. This book presents five case studies - four in Guatemala and one in Yucatan, Mexico - of eighteenth-century Maya acts of violent resistance to colonialism, and, in the process, reveals a great deal about indigenous culture, social structure, politics, economics, lineage, and gender. The author carefully analyzes the causes of, participation in, and resolution of each uprising, explaining the different political, economic, and cultural catalysts, and the scope and outcome of each conflict. Through such detailed narratives, the reader not only learns about the reality of colonialism but also encounters the flesh-and-blood, real-life individuals and groups who resisted, counteracted, circumvented, and defied the Spaniards. These stories reveal the drama, tragedy, and even comedy of the history of ordinary people and everyday life at the time. |
Contents
The Maya and Their History | 3 |
Reputation Respect and Role Reversal Verapaz 1735 | 21 |
Womens Power and Spanish Colonialism in Tecpán 1759 | 63 |
Renegotiation Injustice and Persistence Santa Lucía Utatlán 17601763 | 89 |
The Yucatec Maya in 1761 Part I The Origins of Revolution | 126 |
The Yucatec Maya in 1761 Part II The Counterrevolution | 156 |
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