The Indian in Latin American History: Resistance, Resilience and Acculturation (Jaguar Books on Latin America): Resistance, Resilience, and Acculturation (Jaguar Books on Latin America (Paper), No 1) - Softcover

E., Kicza 1947- John; Kicza, John E.

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9780842024259: The Indian in Latin American History: Resistance, Resilience and Acculturation (Jaguar Books on Latin America): Resistance, Resilience, and Acculturation (Jaguar Books on Latin America (Paper), No 1)

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ISBN 10: 0842024255 ISBN 13: 9780842024259

Publisher: Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S., 1993

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This collection of articles examines the complex cultural relationship between the many Indian peoples of Latin America and the Westerners that settled there, beginning with the Spanish. Far from being a footnote in Latin American history, Indians form the structure upon which Latin American history is based. Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of lands, political autonomy and many of their traditional ways, the Indians displayed remarkable cultural resilience. They have resisted cultural hegemony with rebellions, initiated petitions to demand remedies to perceived injustice, and consciously selected certain aspects of the Western world to incorporate in their cultures. The ten historians, anthropologists and sociologists examine Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniards' initial contact with the Incan empire to the complex cultural negotiations happening in today's Latin America.

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A well presented and well-edited book. Essential reading for those who wish to know more about Mayan issues. British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain Bringing the work of highly regarded authorities together in a single volume generates fresh comparative insights into the richly varied experiences of the hemisphere's native people. Extremely useful for students of indigenous history and a boon to instructors. Educational Book Review Especially suitable for classroom use. Colonial Latin American Historical Review

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