Ben Fallaw is a professor of Latin American studies at Colby College. He is the author or editor of seven books, including The Transnational Construction of Mayanness: Reading Modern Mesoamerica through US Archives, State Formation in the Liberal Era: Capitalisms and Claims of Citizenship in Mexico and Peru, and Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico. David Nugent is a professor of anthropology at Emory University. He is the author or editor of six books, including The Encrypted State: Delusion and Displacement in the Peruvian Andes, State Theory and Andean Politics: New Approaches

“By reorienting Latin America’s history toward the Pacific Ocean and beyond the nation-state, this volume forces us to reconsider the region’s history as a whole. It is an immensely important contribution for understanding postcolonial Latin America.” - Steve Striffler, author of Solidarity: Latin America and the US Left in the Era of Human Rights

Ben Fallaw is a professor of Latin American studies at Colby College. He is the author or editor of seven books, including The Transnational Construction of Mayanness: Reading Modern Mesoamerica through US Archives, State Formation in the Liberal Era: Capitalisms and Claims of Citizenship in Mexico and Peru, and Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico. David Nugent is a professor of anthropology at Emory University. He is the author or editor of six books, including The Encrypted State: Delusion and Displacement in the Peruvian Andes, State Theory and Andean Politics: New Approaches

“By reorienting Latin America’s history toward the Pacific Ocean and beyond the nation-state, this volume forces us to reconsider the region’s history as a whole. It is an immensely important contribution for understanding postcolonial Latin America.” - Steve Striffler, author of Solidarity: Latin America and the US Left in the Era of Human Rights

Ben Fallaw is a professor of Latin American studies at Colby College. He is the author or editor of seven books, including The Transnational Construction of Mayanness: Reading Modern Mesoamerica through US Archives, State Formation in the Liberal Era: Capitalisms and Claims of Citizenship in Mexico and Peru, and Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico. David Nugent is a professor of anthropology at Emory University. He is the author or editor of six books, including The Encrypted State: Delusion and Displacement in the Peruvian Andes, State Theory and Andean Politics: New Approaches

“By reorienting Latin America’s history toward the Pacific Ocean and beyond the nation-state, this volume forces us to reconsider the region’s history as a whole. It is an immensely important contribution for understanding postcolonial Latin America.” - Steve Striffler, author of Solidarity: Latin America and the US Left in the Era of Human Rights