{"product_id":"mexicos-indigenous-communities-ethelia-ruiz-medrano-9781607321330","title":"Mexico's Indigenous Communities: Their Lands and Histories, 1500-2010","description":"A rich and detailed account of indigenous history in central and southern Mexico from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, \u003ci\u003eMexico's Indigenous Communities\u003c\/i\u003e is an expansive work that destroys the notion that Indians were victims of forces beyond their control and today have little connection with their ancient past. Indian communities continue to remember and tell their own local histories, recovering and rewriting versions of their past in light of their lived present.\u003cp\u003eEthelia Ruiz Medrano focuses on a series of individual cases, falling within successive historical epochs, that illustrate how the practice of drawing up and preserving historical documents-in particular, maps, oral accounts, and painted manuscripts-has been a determining factor in the history of Mexico's Indian communities for a variety of purposes, including the significant issue of land and its rightful ownership. Since the sixteenth century, numerous Indian pueblos have presented colonial and national courts with historical evidence that defends their landholdings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause of its sweeping scope, groundbreaking research, and the author's intimate knowledge of specific communities, \u003ci\u003eMexico's Indigenous Communities\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and exceptional contribution to Mexican history. It will appeal to students and specialists of history, indigenous studies, ethnohistory, and anthropology of Latin America and Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethelia Ruiz Medrano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607321335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607321330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Ethelia Ruiz Medrano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072147898623,"sku":"9781607321330","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3dd0b6a-4ca9-4d20-a2c4-d46e83393ebc.jpg?v=1753415919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mexicos-indigenous-communities-ethelia-ruiz-medrano-9781607321330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}