{"product_id":"the-caste-war-of-yucat-nelson-reed-9780804740005","title":"The Caste War of Yucat疣: Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history--the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucat疣 against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their oppressors from the peninsula; by 1855, when the major battles ended, the war had killed or put to flight almost half of the population of Yucat疣. A new religion built around a Speaking Cross supported their independence for over fifty years, and that religion survived the eventual Maya defeat and continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised edition is based on further research in the archives and in the field, and draws on the research by a new generation of scholars who have labored since the book's original publication 36 years ago. One of the most significant results of this research is that it has put a human face on much that had heretofore been treated as semi-mythical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews of the First Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucat疣 in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucat疣, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Not only is this exciting history (as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction) but it covers events unaccountably neglected by historians. . . . This is a brilliant contribution to history. . . . Don't miss this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHispanic American Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nelson Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804740003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804740005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 1304","brand":"Nelson Reed","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120255824127,"sku":"9780804740005","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_692e15ae-92aa-4a94-b785-39c430713907.jpg?v=1687413330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-caste-war-of-yucat-nelson-reed-9780804740005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}