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The River People in Flood Time

The Civil Wars in Tabasco, Spoiler of Empires

By: Terry Rugeley

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The River People in Flood Time

The Civil Wars in Tabasco, Spoiler of Empires

By: Terry Rugeley

The River People in Flood Time tells the astonishing story of how the people of nineteenth-century Tabasco, Mexico, overcame impossible odds to expel foreign interventions. Tabascans resisted control by Mexico City, overcame the grip of a Cuban adventurer who seized the region for two years, turned back the United States Navy, and defeated the French Intervention of the early 1860s, thus remaining free territory while the rest of the nation struggled for four painful years under the imposed monarchy of Maximilian. With colorful anecdotes and biographical sketches, this deeply researched and masterfully written history reconstructs the lives and culture of the Tabascans, as well as their pre-Columbian and colonial past. Rugeley reveals how over the centuries, one colorful character after another sets foot on the Tabascan stage, only to be undone by climate, disease, and more than anything else, tenacious Tabascan resistance. Virtually the only English-language study of this little-known province, River People in Flood Time explores the ways in which geography, climate, and social relationships contributed to an extraordinarily successful defense against unwelcome meddling from the outside world. River People in Flood Time demonstrates the complex relationship between imperial forces in relation to remote parts of Latin America, and the way that resistance to external pressure helped mold the thoughts, attitudes, and actions of those remote peoples. Nineteenth-century Mexico was more a land of localities than a unified nation, and Rugeley's narrative paints an indelible portrait of one of its least known and most unique provinces.

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Stanford University Press

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0804793123

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9780804793124

Epic Mexico

A History from Its Earliest Times

By: Terry Rugeley

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Epic Mexico

A History from Its Earliest Times

By: Terry Rugeley

Spanning the full breadth of Mexico’s long and storied past in one compact volume, Epic Mexico provides an unparalleled view of Mexican history, at once comprehensive, succinct, and consistently engaging. The book’s story reaches from the days of the saber-tooth tiger to those of its perhaps more dangerous modern counterpart, the narco-trafficker; and from the time of the Olmec and the Aztec through the Spanish Conquest to the complex pluralistic society of contemporary Mexico. Although the book does not shrink from today’s urgent issues—including public violence, environmental challenges, public health problems, and struggles with diversity—historian Terry Rugeley underscores the many important accomplishments of the Mexican people over time, balancing political crises with genuine triumphs. Along with matters political and military, Epic Mexico addresses the development of the arts, including literature, music, and cinema. The volume also keeps an eye on the nation’s long and often problematic relationship with its neighbor to the north. Though concise, Epic Mexico presents an inclusive portrait of Mexican history and society, exploring the varied roles and contributions of native ethnicities, Africans, women, immigrants, and peoples of different regional and religious orientations. It is the most thorough and thoroughly readable one-volume history of Mexico from antiquity to our day.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806168293

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9780806168296

Of Wonders and Wise Men

Religion and Popular Cultures in Southeast Mexico, 1800-1876

By: Terry Rugeley

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Of Wonders and Wise Men

Religion and Popular Cultures in Southeast Mexico, 1800-1876

By: Terry Rugeley

2004 – Harvey L. Johnson Award – Southwest Council of Latin American Studies In the tumultuous decades following Mexico's independence from Spain, religion provided a unifying force among the Mexican people, who otherwise varied greatly in ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Accordingly, religion and the popular cultures surrounding it form the lens through which Terry Rugeley focuses this cultural history of southeast Mexico from independence (1821) to the rise of the dictator Porfirio Díaz in 1876. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused archival material, Rugeley vividly reconstructs the folklore, beliefs, attitudes, and cultural practices of the Maya and Hispanic peoples of the Yucatán. In engagingly written chapters, he explores folklore and folk wisdom, urban piety, iconography, and anticlericalism. Interspersed among the chapters are detailed portraits of individual people, places, and institutions, that, with the archival evidence, offer a full and fascinating history of the outlooks, entertainments, and daily lives of the inhabitants of southeast Mexico in the nineteenth century. Rugeley also links this rich local history with larger events to show how macro changes in Mexico affected ordinary people.

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University of Texas Press

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0292774710

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9780292774711

Rebellion Now and Forever

Mayas, Hispanics, and Caste War Violence in Yucatan, 1800–1880

By: Terry Rugeley

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Rebellion Now and Forever

Mayas, Hispanics, and Caste War Violence in Yucatan, 1800–1880

By: Terry Rugeley

This book explores the origins, process, and consequences of forty years of nearly continual political violence in southeastern Mexico. Rather than recounting the well-worn narrative of the Caste War, it focuses instead on how four decades of violence helped shape social and political institutions of the Mexican southeast. Rebellion Now and Forever looks at Yucatán's famous Caste War from the perspective of the vast majority of Hispanics and Maya peasants who did not join in the great ethnic rebellion of 1847. It shows how the history of nonrebel territory was as dramatic and as violent as the front lines of the Caste War, and of greater significance for the larger evolution of Mexican society. The work explores political violence not merely as a method and process, but also as a molder of subsequent institutions and practices.

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Stanford University Press

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0804771308

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9780804771306

Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution

By: Terry M. Mays

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Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution

By: Terry M. Mays

The American Revolution pitted 13 loosely united colonies in a military, political, and economic struggle against Great Britain: the "mother country" and arguably the most powerful state in the world during the late 18th century. The independent spirit that led many individuals to leave homes in Europe and settle in the New World during the 17th and 18th centuries evolved into the drive that persuaded these same settlers and their descendants to challenge the colonial economic and taxation policies of Great Britain, which lead to the armed conflict that resulted in a declaration of independence. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on the politics, battles, weaponry, and major personalities of the war. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the American Revolution.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538119722

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9781538119723

Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

By: Terry Rugeley

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Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

By: Terry Rugeley

Conflicts between native Maya peoples and European-derived governments have punctuated Mexican history from the Conquest in the sixteenth century to the current Zapatista uprising in Chiapas. In this deeply researched study, Terry Rugeley delves into the 1800-1847 origins of the Caste War, the largest and most successful of these peasant rebellions. Rugeley refutes earlier studies that seek to explain the Caste War in terms of a single issue. Instead, he explores the interactions of several major social forces, including the church, the hacienda, and peasant villagers. He uncovers a complex web of issues that led to the outbreak of war, including the loss of communal lands, substandard living conditions, the counterpoise of Catholicism versus traditional Maya beliefs, and an increasingly heavy tax burden. Drawn from a wealth of primary documents, this book represents the first real attempt to reconstruct the history of the pre-Caste War period. In addition to its obvious importance for Mexican history, it will be illuminating background reading for everyone seeking to understand the ongoing conflict in Chiapas.

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University of Texas Press

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0292774702

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9780292774704

Jasper Tudor

Dynasty Maker

By: Terry Breverton

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Jasper Tudor

Dynasty Maker

By: Terry Breverton

The Man Who Made the Tudor Dynasty

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445634023

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9781445634029

Victorian London Slums Seven Dials

By: Terry Trainor

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Victorian London Slums Seven Dials

By: Terry Trainor

In Dubious Battle What though the field be lost? All is not lost the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? Milton Paradise Lost. The Argume

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Lulu.com

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1471696650

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9781471696657

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne

Two Foolish People, One Odd Dog, an English Canal Boat..and the Adventure of a Lifetime

By: Terry Darlington

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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne

Two Foolish People, One Odd Dog, an English Canal Boat..and the Adventure of a Lifetime

By: Terry Darlington

The hilarious and true story of two senior-citizens and their whippet dog who hatch, plan and carry out a “lunatic scheme” to sail from Stone in Staffordshire to Carcassonne in the South of France.

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Delta

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0440337569

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9780440337560

Henry VII

The Maligned Tudor King

By: Terry Breverton

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Henry VII

The Maligned Tudor King

By: Terry Breverton

The life of the king of England who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and founded the glittering Tudor royal dynasty.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445646064

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9781445646060

Burton upon Trent Memories

By: Terry Garner

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Burton upon Trent Memories

By: Terry Garner

Beautiful postcards, photographs, receipts and adverts capture old Burton upon Trent in all its glory

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1445634708

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Going Online and CD-ROM

By: Phil Bradley,Terry Hanson

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Going Online and CD-ROM

By: Phil Bradley,Terry Hanson

The search process; Online CD-ROM; Telecommunications; Costs and charging; Equiipment and communications software - online; Equipment and communications software - online; Equipment and software - CD-ROM; Networking CD-ROM drives; Donwnloading and post-processing; Copyrught; Sources of further advice.

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085142323X

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Rebellion Now and Forever

Mayas, Hispanics, and Caste War Violence in Yucatan, 1800–1880

By: Terry Rugeley

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Mayas, Hispanics, and Caste War Violence in Yucatan, 1800–1880

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Of Wonders and Wise Men

Religion and Popular Cultures in Southeast Mexico, 1800-1876

By: Terry Rugeley

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Of Wonders and Wise Men

Religion and Popular Cultures in Southeast Mexico, 1800-1876

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Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

By: Terry Rugeley

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Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

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Book's by Terry Rugeley

The River People in Flood Time

The River People in Flood Time

Epic Mexico

Epic Mexico

Of Wonders and Wise Men

Of Wonders and Wise Men

Rebellion Now and Forever

Rebellion Now and Forever

Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution

Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution

Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

Jasper Tudor

Jasper Tudor

Victorian London Slums Seven Dials

Victorian London Slums Seven Dials

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne

Henry VII

Henry VII

Burton upon Trent Memories

Burton upon Trent Memories

Going Online and CD-ROM

Going Online and CD-ROM

Rebellion Now and Forever

Rebellion Now and Forever

Of Wonders and Wise Men

Of Wonders and Wise Men

Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

Yucatán's Maya Peasantry and the Origins of the Caste War

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