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Title: The Caste War of Yucatan by Nelson A. Reed ISBN: 0-8047-4001-1 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Caste War of Yucatan
Comment: Nelson Reed's "Caste War of Yucatan" tells the story of an obscure Maya rebellion in Mexico in the 1840's with vigor and a style that makes this history come alive. This is a history that most Yucatecan ladinos didn't want told for many years. But in a masterful way, Reed has put life into one of the most interesting corners of the history of the Americas...the only successful native American rebellion...one that ended in disaster for all concerned.
The story covers the 53 year struggle of the communities of Yucatec Maya that rebelled against intolerable oppression in 1847 and whose events snowballed to an all out race war which raged on and off until its flame was finally extinguished due more to illness and exhaustion than to the resolve of the participants. This gripping tale of battles and desperation has enough horror and action to cause the reader to ponder who these Maya are that today greet the Cancun visitors with warm smiles and hospitality.
Mike Reed
Rating: 5
Summary: Gripping true history of the Maya resistance
Comment: I'm the author of books and articles about Mexico, Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula. I've lived in Cancun since 1983 and I find the The Caste War of Yucatan by Nelson Reed the most useful and fascinating book about this area.
The modern history of the North American continent began here in Quintana Roo, the site of the first Spanish landing on the mainland. The story of Quintana Roo is the story of Mexico in miniature. Nelson Reed's book is by far the most authoritative history of Quintana Roo ever published in English.
Although closely focused on the Maya rebellion that began in 1847 and continued well into the 20th Century, The Caste War of Yucatan presents a sensitive, accurate and comprehensive picture of the entire history of the Yucatan Peninsula, with many important insights into the history of Mexico as well.
Meticulously researched but written in a gripping narrative style that reads like a popular novel, this book is entertaining, horrifying, sad and always profoundly fascinating. Very highly recommended.
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Title: For LA Patria: Politics and the Armed Forces in Latin America (Latin American Silhouettes (Paper)) by Brian Loveman ISBN: 0842027734 Publisher: Scholarly Resources Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood: The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823 by Emilia Viotti Da Costa, Emilia Viotti Da Costa ISBN: 0195106563 Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account by Bartolome De Las Casas, Herma Briffault, Bill M. Donovan ISBN: 0801844304 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: March, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Sab and Autobiography by Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, Nina M. Scott ISBN: 0292704429 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Insurgent Mexico by John Reed, Renato Leduc ISBN: 0717800997 Publisher: International Publishers Co Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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