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The Other Rebellion

Popular Violence, Ideology, and the Mexican Struggle for Independence, 1810-1821

By: Eric Van Young

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The Other Rebellion

Popular Violence, Ideology, and the Mexican Struggle for Independence, 1810-1821

By: Eric Van Young

This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities.

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Stanford University Press

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0804748217

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Stormy Passage

Mexico from Colony to Republic, 1750-1850

By: Eric Van Young

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Stormy Passage

Mexico from Colony to Republic, 1750-1850

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In this engaging book, Eric Van Young traces the political, economic, and social development of Mexico through the crucial one hundred years of its remarkable transition from a relatively prosperous Spanish colony to a violently unstable republic marked by economic stagnation, political confrontation, and burgeoning efforts at modernization. Featuring primary sources from figures of the period, Van Young discusses the political instability of the period—internal warfare, military uprisings, intermittent dictatorships, sharp conflicts among political groupings—and attributes them to a belief by political actors in the fundamental lack of legitimacy in central government institutions after the sweeping away of the Bourbon imperial structure and its replacement first with a very short-lived Mexican empire followed by a series of increasingly authoritarian aspirational republican constitutions.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442209038

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A Life Together

Lucas Alamán and Mexico, 1792-1853

By: Eric Van Young

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A Life Together

Lucas Alamán and Mexico, 1792-1853

By: Eric Van Young

An eminent historian's biography of one of Mexico's most prominent statesmen, thinkers, and writers Lucas Alamán (1792-1853) was the most prominent statesman, political economist, and historian in nineteenth-century Mexico. Alamán served as the central ministerial figure in the national government on three occasions, founded the Conservative Party in the wake of the Mexican-American War, and authored the greatest historical work on Mexico's struggle for independence. Though Mexican historiography has painted Alamán as a reactionary, Van Young's balanced portrait draws upon fifteen years of research to argue that Alamán was a conservative modernizer, whose north star was always economic development and political stability as the means of drawing Mexico into the North Atlantic world of advanced nation-states. Van Young illuminates Alamán's contribution to the course of industrialization, advocacy for scientific development, and unerring faith in private property and institutions such as church and army as anchors for social stability, as well as his less commendable views, such as his disdain for popular democracy.

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Yale University Press

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0300233914

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The Other Rebellion

Popular Violence, Ideology, and the Mexican Struggle for Independence, 1810-1821

By: Eric Van Young

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Popular Violence, Ideology, and the Mexican Struggle for Independence, 1810-1821

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Hacienda and Market in Eighteenth-century Mexico

The Rural Economy of the Guadalajara Region, 1675-1820

By: Eric Van Young

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Hacienda and Market in Eighteenth-century Mexico

The Rural Economy of the Guadalajara Region, 1675-1820

By: Eric Van Young

This classic history of the Mexican hacienda from the colonial period through the nineteenth century has been reissued in a silver anniversary edition complete with a substantive new introduction and foreword. Eric Van Young explores 150 years of Mexico's economic and rural development, a period when one of history's great empires was trying to extract more resources from its most important colony, and when an arguably capitalist economy was both expanding and taking deeper root. The author explains the development of a regional agrarian system, centered on the landed estates of late colonial Mexico, the central economic and social institution of an overwhelmingly rural society.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742553566

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9780742553569

Writing Mexican History

By: Eric Van Young

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Writing Mexican History

By: Eric Van Young

Essential essays from “one of the most prolific, provocative, and pre-eminent historians working in the field of Mexican and Latin-American history today” (Susan Deans-Smith, author of Bureaucrats, Planters, and Workers). This collection brings together a group of important and influential essays on Mexican history and historiography by Eric Van Young, a leading scholar in the field. The essays, several of which appear here in English for the first time, are primarily historiographical; that is, they address the ways in which separate historical literatures have developed over time. They cover a wide range of topics: the historiography of the colonial and nineteenth-century Mexican and Latin American countryside; historical writing in English on the history of colonial Mexico; British, American, and Mexican historical writing on the Mexican Independence movement; the methodology of regional and cultural history; and the relationship of cultural to economic history. Some of the essays have been and will continue to be controversial, while others—for example, those on studies of the Mexican hacienda since 1980, on the theory and method of regional history, and on the “new cultural history” of Mexico—are widely considered classics of the genre. “Van Young is one of the two or three preeminent thinkers in the Mexican and Latin American field whose essays are of such pioneering and enduring value to warrant this kind of greatest hits collection. Not only does he cross fields and disciplines and integrate northern and southern intellectual currents, his essays are a pleasure to read and constitute a rare combination of analytical bite, erudition, and playfulness.” —Gilbert M. Joseph, Yale University

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Stanford University Press

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0804780552

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A Life Together

Lucas Alamán and Mexico, 1792-1853

By: Eric Van Young

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Lucas Alamán and Mexico, 1792-1853

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Nationalism

A World History

By: Eric Storm

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Nationalism

A World History

By: Eric Storm

A new global history of nationalism. Today, almost all countries are considered nation-states, but only a handful conform to the original nationalist ideal of a unitary state which governs an ethnically homogenous nation, an ideal which has rarely been realized in the past. Given this disjunction between the ideal and reality, what explains the extraordinary success of the nation-state model - a form of statehood based on popular sovereignty - and the seductive power of the myth of national homogeneity? Most existing studies focus on the activities of nationalist movements, their views on the nation's identity and the wars and revolutions that produced nation-states. This has served to overemphasize the singularity of each case, producing a very fragmented picture overall. In this book, author Eric Storm takes a global approach by examining the structural changes that were engendered by the advance of the nation-state model and the nationalization of culture. Emphasizing how conceptions of the nation changed profoundly over time, the book details how the rise of nationalism fundamentally affected the everyday life of ordinary people across the globe. Storm explores four interrelated topics chronologically: the rise, dissemination, and evolution of the nation-state model, which was first developed during the Atlantic Revolutions; the implications of national citizenship for citizens and the attempt by nation-states to expand the ambit of citizenship, even while more strictly excluding outsiders; the allure of nationalism, as the existence of differentiated nations was increasingly taken for granted in the humanities, social sciences and high culture; and, finally, the process whereby nationalism became ingrained in daily life and the physical environment. In making use of a global comparative approach, Storm makes clear that no nation has been unique; rather, they have all conformed to the nation-state model"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691233098

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9780691233093

Teach Yourself to Meditate in 10 Simple Lessons

Discover Relaxation and Clarity of Mind in Just Minutes a Day

By: Eric Harrison

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Teach Yourself to Meditate in 10 Simple Lessons

Discover Relaxation and Clarity of Mind in Just Minutes a Day

By: Eric Harrison

Updated and revised edition of our classic guide to learning meditation. The books strength is the step by step approach, which uses 10 learning meditation to teach the methods by having the reader actually do the 10 meditations.

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Ulysses Press

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1569756015

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Stormy Passage

Mexico from Colony to Republic, 1750-1850

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Mexico from Colony to Republic, 1750-1850

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Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico

Private Revolutions

By: Eric P. Perramond

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Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico

Private Revolutions

By: Eric P. Perramond

Private ranchers survived the Mexican Revolution and the era of agrarian reforms, and they continue to play key roles in the ecology and economy of northern Mexico. In this study of the Río Sonora region of northern Mexico, where ranchers own anywhere from several hundred to tens of thousands of acres, Eric Perramond evaluates management techniques, labor expenditures, gender roles, and decision-making on private ranches of varying size. By examining the economic and ecological dimensions of daily decisions made on and off the ranch he shows that, contrary to prevailing notions, ranchers rarely collude as a class unless land titles are at issue, and that their decision-making is as varied as the landscapes they oversee. Through first-hand observation, field measurements, and intimate ethnographies, Perramond sheds light on a complex set of decisions made, avoided, and confronted by these land managers and their families. He particularly shows that ranching has endured because of its extended kinship network, its reliance on all household members, and its close ties to local politics. Perramond follows ranchers caught between debt, drought, and declining returns to demonstrate the novel approaches they have developed to adapt to changing economies and ecologies alike—such as strategically marketing the ranches for wild-game hunting or establishing small businesses that subsidize their lifestyles and livelihoods. Even more importantly, he reveals the false dichotomy between private and communal ranching. Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of ranching in western North America.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816527210

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Market Reforms in Mexico

Coalitions, Institutions, and the Politics of Policy Change

By: Mark Eric Williams

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Market Reforms in Mexico

Coalitions, Institutions, and the Politics of Policy Change

By: Mark Eric Williams

Taking Mexico as an example, Williams (political science, Middlebury College) considers the various successes and failures of market-based reforms in areas like privatization, deregulation, and environmental policy. He assesses policy initiatives under various administrations and compares Mexico's privatization efforts to those of Argentina. Three case studies are presented and the findings analyzed in a comparative framework. The role of coalitions in successful reforms is emphasized. c. Book News Inc.

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0742511111

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The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery

By: Eric Williams

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The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery

By: Eric Williams

In his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development. He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that has set the tone for an entire field. Williams’s profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development and has been widely debated since the book’s initial publication in 1944. The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery now makes available in book form for the first time his dissertation, on which Capitalism and Slavery was based. The significant differences between his two works allow us to rethink questions that were considered resolved and to develop fresh problems and hypotheses. It offers the possibility of a much deeper reconsideration of issues that have lost none of their urgency—indeed, whose importance has increased.

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1442231408

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Flip the Switch

40 Anytime, Anywhere Meditations in 5 Minutes Or Less

By: Eric Harrison

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Flip the Switch

40 Anytime, Anywhere Meditations in 5 Minutes Or Less

By: Eric Harrison

During even your busiest day, there are short time gaps when you can turn off the external distractions and do a simple meditation. Flip the Switch offers over 40 specially designed meditations that fit these real-world situations. Incorporating these spot meditations into your day provides a quick way to reduce stress, improve health, clarify thoughts, release creativity, deepen emotions and boost sensory pleasure.

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Ulysses Press

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1569754160

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The Archaeology Of West And Northwest Mesoamerica

By: Michael S Foster,Phil C Weigand,Leticia Gonzalez,Eric W Ritter

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The Archaeology Of West And Northwest Mesoamerica

By: Michael S Foster,Phil C Weigand,Leticia Gonzalez,Eric W Ritter

Based on recent archaeological surveys and excavations, the chapters in this volume provide current, comprehensive, area-by-area summaries of the region's Precolumbian past. Research in the last two decades has indicated that the evolution and adaptations of the indigenous cultures of the region parallel those found elsewhere in Mesoamerica, from the simple Formative groups to the complex states of the North. The topics discussed in the book--areal and cultural syntheses and specific problems such as chronology, social organization, and economic systems--present much new information crucial to the understanding of cultural variations in Mesoamerica.

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Routledge

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1000314715

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9781000314717

Hidden Washington

By: Eric Lucas

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Hidden Washington

By: Eric Lucas

The new spiritual center of art and free expression, Seattle has become an urban magnet for travelers seeking everything from rock clubs and symphonies to upscale galleries and folk-art shops. Going neighborhood by neighborhood, Gottberg gets to the heart of each community while describing both its famous attractions and hidden favorites.

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1569751080

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9781569751084

Hidden Pacific Northwest

By: Eric Lucas

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Hidden Pacific Northwest

By: Eric Lucas

In this extensive guide to America's upper-left corner, Lucas uncovers everything from the best buys in bustling Pike Place Market to Charles at Smuggler's Cove, a mansion once owned by Al Capone and now a French restaurant. He also points the way to outdoor adventure--the rapids of the Salmon River, the slopes of Whistler Resort, and more. 12 illustrations. 20 maps.

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1569751315

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Hidden British Columbia

Including Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler

By: Eric Lucas

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Hidden British Columbia

Including Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler

By: Eric Lucas

This guide uncovers the best and worst of Vancouver and Victoria. It covers the Kootenays, Okanagan, and the far-flung Cariboo, including over 135 parks, beaches, and wilderness areas. Illustrations & maps.

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Berkeley, Calif. : Ulysses Press

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1569753296

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9781569753293

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