The Indian in Latin American History Resistance, Resilience, and Acculturation

by Kicza, John E.

• ISBN13: 9780842028226
• ISBN10: 0842028226
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American Indians have displayed remarkable resilience. They have resisted cultural hegemony with rebellions and have initiated petitions to demand remedies to injustices, while consciously selecting certain aspects of the West to incorporate into their cultures. Leading historians, anthropologists and sociologists examine Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniards' initial contact with the Incas to the cultural interplay of today's Latin America. This revised edition contains four brand new chapters and a revised introduction. The list of suggested readings and films has also been updated.

Author Biography

Thomas C. Patterson is a professor of anthropology at Temple University Steve J. Stern is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Nancy M. Farriss is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania Robert Charles Padden is a professor emeritus of history at Brown University Robert Haskett is an associate professor of history at the University of Oregon Paul Charney is a lecturer at Frostburg State University, Maryland William B. Taylor is the Muriel McKevitt Sonne Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley David McCreery is a professor of history at Georgia State University Evelyn Hu-DeHart is a professor of ethnic studies and the director of the Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America at the University of Colorado, Boulder Erick D. Langer is an associate professor of history at Georgetown University Alan R. Sandstrom is a professor of anthropology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne John E. Kicza is the Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of History at Washington State University

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
John E. Kicza
The Inca Empire and Its Subject Peoples	1	(22)
Thomas C. Patterson
Early Spanish-Indian Accommodation in the Andes	23	(30)
Steve J. Stern
Persistent Maya Resistance and Cultural Retention in Yucatan	53	(18)
Nancy M. Farriss
Cultural Adaptation and Militant Autonomy among the Araucanians of Chile	71	(22)
Robert Charles Padden
Coping in Cuernavaca with the Cultural Conquest	93	(46)
Robert Haskett
Negotiating Roots: Indian Migrants in the Lima Valley during the Colonial Period	139	(18)
Paul Charney
Patterns and Variety in Mexican Village Uprisings	157	(34)
William B. Taylor
State Power, Indigenous Communities, and Land in Nineteenth-Century Guatemala, 1820---1920	191	(22)
David McCreery
Yaqui Resistance to Mexican Expansion	213	(30)
Evelyn Hu-DeHart
Native Cultural Retention and the Struggle for Land in Early Twentieth-Century Bolivia	243	(26)
Erick D. Langer
Ethnic Identity and Its Attributes in a Contemporary Mexican Indian Village	269	(14)
Alan R. Sandstrom
Glossary	283	(4)
Suggested Readings	287	(6)
Suggested Films	293	(2)
About the Contributors	295