From Liberal to Revolutionary Oaxaca

Francie R. Chassen-López is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky, where she has also served as Director of the Latin American Studies Program.

“This is a critical, seminal work on Mexican history. The author argues that we need to rethink Mexican history through an analysis of the indigenous South that has previously been portrayed as backward and reactionary. The book is an encyclopedic overview of a key period in Oaxaca history; it is without peer for the 19th century. One of the greatest strengths of the book is its debunking of myths and poorly documented claims that permeate writing about Oaxaca.”—Howard Campbell, University of Texas at El Paso

• Contents List of Tables and Maps Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Infrastructure and Economics 1. A Thousand Whistles 2.From Time Immemorial to the Porfirian Finca: The Dilemma of Land Tenure 3.The Commercialization of Agriculture 4.The Promoter s Paradise: Mining, Industry, and Commerce Part II: Society: Class, Ethnicity, and Gender 5.Society: Decent and Otherwise 6.Indigenous Usos y Costumbres and State Formation 7.The Indigenous Peoples of Oaxaca: Negotiating Modernity Part III: Political Culture and Revolution 8.Liberal Politics: the Dual Legacy 9.Porfirian Politics: A Científico Governor 10.Precursor Politics 11.Revolution in the South Conclusions Bibliography Index