This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history—the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán 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 Yucatán. 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.This 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.Reviews of the First Edition"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 Yucatán in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."—American Historical Review"In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area."—American Anthropologist"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."—Los Angeles Times"One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years."—Hispanic American Report (view table of contents)

Product Description: First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: This book examines the conflicting ways in which the civil wars and Interregnum were remembered, constructed and represented in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England. It argues that during the late Stuart period, public remembering of the English civil wars and Interregnum was not concerned with re-fighting the old struggle but rather with commending and justifying, or contesting and attacking, the Restoration settlements...read more

Product Description: Confronting the State: ULFA s Quest for Sovereignty examines the complex nuances and dynamics that make ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) a formidable insurgent group in India. It argues that to understand the phenomenon of insurgency, one has to understand the genesis of conflict between the Indian State and the state of Assam right from the very inception of the nation-state...read more

Product Description: They did the dirty work of the American RevolutionTheir spontaneous uprisings and violent actions steered America toward resistance to the Acts of Parliament and finally toward revolution. They tarred and feathered the backsides of British customs officials, gutted the mansion of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson, armed themselves with marline spikes and cudgels to fight on the waterfront against soldiers of the British occupation, and hurled the contents of 350 chests of British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor under the very guns of the anchored British fleet...read more

Product Description: Although five men were present on April 22, 1916 to decide the fate of the Easter Rising, only Diarmuid Lynch was still alive two weeks later. It is difficult to understand how Lynch, a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, has been forgotten by history so completely...read more

Opening with an evaluation of the roots of the Rising, the authors present pen portraits of the leaders and a thorough analysis of their motives, plans and objectives. They challenge the traditional interpretation that these leaders expected military failure, motivated by a desire to provide a "blood sacrifice" and hoping thereby to rejuvenate Irish nationalist sentiment. A detailed chronological account of the Rising itself recaptures the action in the key locations, giving insights into the actual experience of Easter Week for the rebels, the military personnel who opposed them, and the civilian population. The authors conclude their narrative by reviewing the British government's reaction to the Rising, analyzing the background to the declaration of martial law, and assessing the British military response. The book contains transcripts of the court martial trials of the executed rebel leaders, including the cases for the prosecution and defence, plus the testimonies of the witnesses. It graphically describes the execution process and - drawing on Sir John Maxwell's private papers - the justification given for imposing the death sentence in each case. Letter, diaries and recollections of participants and eyewitnesses, complement the wealth of archive information used.

Presents a thought-provoking portrait of Emma McCune, a young relief worker in the Sudan fiercely devoted to the children of the country, who married a local warlord, who embodied everything she was working against, and became embroiled in his violent quest to seize control of southern Sudan's rebel movement. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.

Product Description: Desde millones de fotos, carteles, videos, camisetas, postales, discos, libros, frases, testimonios -fantasmas todos ellos de la sociedad industrial, que no sabe depositar sus mitos en la sobriedad de la memoria-, el Che nos vigila...read more

Product Description: Desde millones de fotos, carteles, videos, camisetas, postales, discos, libros, frases, testimonios -fantasmas todos ellos de la sociedad industrial, que no sabe depositar sus mitos en la sobriedad de la memoria-, el Che nos vigila...read more

Product Description: Desde millones de fotos, carteles, videos, camisetas, postales, discos, libros, frases, testimonios -fantasmas todos ellos de la sociedad industrial, que no sabe depositar sus mitos en la sobriedad de la memoria-, el Che nos vigila...read more