This is a study of the important but little-understood role of peasants in the formation of the Mexican national state--from the end of the colonial era to the
"Innovative study of the cultural legacy of the Mexican Revolution, using the story of rural schools. Focuses on Puebla and Sonora and the attempt by the centra
Between 1750 and 1850 Spanish American politics underwent a dramatic cultural shift as monarchist colonies gave way to independent states based at least nominal
Everyday Forms of State Formation is the first book to systematically examine the relationship between popular cultures and state formation in revolutionary and