Spent Cartridges of Revolution - An Anthropological History of Namiquipa, Chihuahua

What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This apparently simple question frames "Spent Cartridges of Revolution, " an anthropological history of Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Officially, the revolution of 1910-20 restored control over land and local politics to the peasantry. But Namiquipan peasants, who fought alongside Pancho Villa, have seen little progress and consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefited other classes.
Daniel Nugent's approach combines an emphasis on peasants' own perceptions of Mexican society after the revolution with an analysis of the organization and formation of state power. He shows that popular discontent in Chihuahua is motivated not only by immediate economic crises but by two centuries of struggle between the people of Northern Mexico and the government.

Summary

What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefitted other classes.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Nugent, Nugent Daniel
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1993
• EAN: 9780226607429
• ISBN: 978-0-226-60742-9
• No. of pages: 244
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 369 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Mexico, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Social and cultural history, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions