TY - GEN T1 - Ethnicity and class conflict in rural Mexico T2 - Princeton legacy library A1 - Schryer, Frans J. LA - English PP - Princeton, New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press YR - 1990 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn889255170 AB - In this case study of a recent peasant uprising in an ethnically diverse region of Mexico, Frans Schryer addresses an important issue in the cultural history of Latin America: what is the relationship of class to ethnicity, and how do these two elements of cultural perception and social hierarchy reinforce or contradict each other? Examining the interaction between commercial cattle raisers and subsistence agricultural workers in both Nahua and Mestizo villages, Schryer focuses on how ethnic identities and administrative structures affect the form and outcome of agrarian struggles. He shows that class, culture, and social organization are interconnected but vary independently and demonstrates that communal land tenure and corporate structures are compatible with class differentiation and even overt class conflict within peasant communities. Schryer's data is based on archival research, direct observation, and extensive interviews with key actors involved in the conflict. His book traces the origins of local variations in legal status and ethnic relations back to the development of Indian republics, haciendas, and ranchos. By considering competing interpretations of more recent history, especially the CNBrdenas era, the author also provides insights into the mentality of protagonists involved in both ideological confrontations and armed encounters. What emerges is a detailed, comprehensive study that places as much emphasis on culture and discourse as on economic structures and political forces. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. OP - 382 CN - HD330.H84 S37 1990 eb SN - 9781400860944 SN - 1400860946 SN - 0691078297 SN - 9780691078298 SN - 0691600651 SN - 9780691600659 KW - Land tenure : Mexico : Huejutla de Reyes Region. KW - Land use, Rural : Mexico : Huejutla de Reyes Region. KW - Peasant uprisings : Mexico : Huejutla de Reyes Region. KW - Cattle trade : Mexico : Huejutla de Reyes Region. KW - Nahuas : Government relations. KW - Indians of Mexico : Huejutlla de Reyes Region : Government relations. KW - Social conflict : Mexico : Huejutla de Reyes Region. KW - Huejutla de Reyes Region (Mexico) : Rural conditions KW - Huejutla de Reyes Region (Mexico) : Ethnic relations KW - Nahua : Relations avec l'État. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : General. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Cultural Policy. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : Cultural. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Popular Culture. KW - Social conflict KW - Rural conditions KW - Nahuas : Government relations KW - Indians of Mexico : Government relations KW - Ethnic relations KW - Cattle trade KW - Land tenure KW - Land use, Rural KW - Peasant uprisings KW - Mexico : Huejutla de Reyes Region ER -