Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. A Rural Society in the New Century
• 2. The Return to Pagan Antiquity
• 3. The Other Side of the Golden Age
• 4. Dilemmas of the Maya Elite
• 5. The Imán Revolt
• 6. "The Devil Will Overtake Us"
• Conclusions
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

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Delves into the 1800-1847 origins of the Caste War in Mexico, a large and successful peasant rebellion

About the Author

Terry Rugeley is Professor Emeritus of Latin American History at the University of Oklahoma.

Reviews

"Rugeley's book is not so much another study of 'why peasants rebel' but, rather, a study of how societies explode... His approach to the problem is subtle, complex, and well worth studying." Paul Sullivan