James V Mestaz

Strength from the Waters

A History of Indigenous Mobilization in Northwest Mexico

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Produktbeschreibung

James V. Mestaz demonstrates how the Mayo people of northwestern Mexico used newly available opportunities such as irrigation laws, land reform, and cooperatives to maintain their connection to their river system and protect their Indigenous identity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781496232564
• ISBN-10: 1496232569
• Artikelnr.: 62816643

Autorenporträt

James V. Mestaz is an assistant professor of Latin American history at Sonoma State University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Their Technology, Our Way: Los Goros and Fuerte River Infrastructure,
1927 to 1942
2. Sweetness and Water Power: The SICAE Sugarcane Cooperative and Mayo
Struggles for Water, 1944 to 1958
3. When the State Fails the Gods Remain: Independent Mayo Water Control
Strategies, 1944 to 1957
4. The Inward Turn: Mayo Hydraulic Labor, Millenarian Movements, and
Changing Rituals, 1947 to 1963
5. From Our River to Theirs: The Effects of Hydraulic Development, 1955 to
1970
Epilogue: Remaining Strong
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index