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Paisanos Chinos tracks Chinese Mexican transnational political activities in the wake of the anti-Chinese campaigns that crossed Mexico in 1931. Threatened by violence, Chinese Mexicans strengthened their ties to China—both Nationalist and Communist—as a means of safeguarding their presence. Paisanos Chinos illustrates the ways in which transpacific ties helped Chinese Mexicans make a claim to belonging in Mexico and challenge traditional notions of Mexican identity and nationhood. From celebrating the end of World War II alongside their neighbors to carrying out an annual community pilgrimage to the Basílica de Guadalupe, Chinese Mexicans came out of the shadows to refute longstanding caricatures and integrate themselves into Mexican society.
Central America was the only part of the far-reaching Spanish Empire in continental America not to experience destructive independence wars in the period between 1810 and 1824. The essays in this volume draw on new historical research to explain why, and to delve into what did happen during the independence period in Central America and Chiapas. The contributors, distinguished scholars from Central America, North America, and Europe, consider themes of power, rebellion, sovereignty, and resistance throughout the Kingdom of Guatemala beginning in the late eighteenth century and ending with independence from Spain and the debate surrounding the decision to join the Mexican Empire. Their work r...
El propósito principal de esta antología es difundir una muestra del patrimonio documental generado durante el movimiento insurgente por el obispo de Guadalajara Juan Cruz ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo. Estos documentos nos muestran las posturas que el prelado fue adoptando ante la crisis del imperio español, la rebelión insurgente, el establecimiento del constitucionalismo y la consumación de la Independencia.
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En este libro se aborda la problemática del conflicto, la resistencia y las negociaciones desde muy diferentes escenarios y grupos sociales: las relaciones familiares, el amor romántico y su rompimiento, los enfrentamientos étnicos, la educación, las servidoras domésticas o bien las "pelonas" que retaron a una sociedad masculina.
Every year, the Bibliography catalogues the most important new publications, historiographical monographs, and journal articles throughout the world, extending from prehistory and ancient history to the most recent contemporary historical studies. Within the systematic classification according to epoch, region, and historical discipline, works are also listed according to author’s name and characteristic keywords in their title.
En esta obra se exploran los conceptos de diversidad y patrimonio biocultural, situándolos en el contexto legal y de derechos humanos en México como país pluricultural, además se abordan aspectos específicos del vínculo indisoluble de los pueblos indígenas con su entorno, de tal manera que las etnografías logran adentrarse en las múltiples dimensiones del patrimonio biocultural.
Archaeological and historical reconstruction of architectural development during the 16th and 17th centuries of the colonial Convent of Santo Domingo of Tecpatán, located in the region known as the Región Zoque in the State of Chiapas, Mexico.
Introduction : why agroecology? -- The scientific principles of agroecology -- The scientific evidence for agroecology : can it feed the world? -- Scaling up agroecology : social process and organization -- The politics of agroecology -- Conclusions : conform or transform?