River of Hope - Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands

Informationen zum Autor Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez is Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa. Klappentext Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez is Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa. Zusammenfassung In River of Hope, Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the lower Rio Grande region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps, Figures, and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. Constructing Vecinos, Constructing Indios: Complex Interdependence 17 2. Fragmented Communities: Class and Gender Hierarchies 51 3. Opposing Forces: Political Loyalty and Trade 92 4. Bandidos or Citizens? Everyday Forms of Resistance to Political and Legal Changes 129 5. Divorcées, Rancheros, and Peons: Changing Class and Gender Relations 176 6. Contested Citizenship: The Enduring Roles of Race and Class 222 Conclusion 275 Notes 287 Bibliography 333 Index 355

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Omar S. Valerio-Jimaenez, Omar S. Valerio-Jimenez, Omar S Valerio-Jiménez, Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez
• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.01.2013
• EAN: 9780822351856
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5185-6
• Seiten: 384
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; Amerikanische Geschichte, Nordamerika (USA und Kanada), Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, History - General History, HISTORY / North America, HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico