Thread of Blood: Colonialism, Revolution, and Gender on Mexico's Northern Frontier (Hegemony and Experience) - Hardcover

Alonso, Ana Marķa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816515115 ISBN 13: 9780816515110

Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 1995

Synopsis

"This outstanding volume links the analysis of community and social organization with macro-level processes and history. Examines how gender, ethnicity, and local concepts of power relate to national identity, economy, and power. A fascinating discussion of Mexican society and the revolutionary change occurring along Mexico's northern border"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

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Review

"This is a most readable volume and would be useful to persons interested in Mexican history and border studies. It would also serve as a good introduction to the study of gender and power relations in anthropology." --Heritage"A study of violence in its social and historical context . . . The examples and evidence that Alonso uses to support her case are so vivid and telling that the book is sure to intrigue both students and scholars of the Mexican Revolution." --The Historian"She invites us to observe the dance of war, honor, ethnic and gender fury in the Chihuahuan village of Namiquipa. Central to this work is her insightful grasp of the complex series of equations and oppositions involved in developing a specific version of masculinity." --American Historical Review"A significant contribution to the historical anthropology of northern Mexico. I learned a great deal of history and was enlightened by the anthropological discourse the author brought to its telling." --Journal of American History

About the Author

A native of Cuba, Ana Maria Alonso is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. Thread of Blood was published with the support of the Clara Lee Tanner Publishing Fund for the first book by an anthropologist.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816515115
• ISBN 13: 9780816515110
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 303