| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 343 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I. The utopian project -- Dramatis personae: the indigenous, ladinos, and indigenistas -- Negotiating indigenismo: the bilingual cultural promoter -- Utopian dreams and the mística indigenista -- Part II. Sober realities -- Winning the battle, losing the war: the INI versus the Pedrero Alcohol monopoly -- Take two: the INI charts a more modest course -- Modernizing message, mystical messenger: the many uses of the Teatro Petul -- Medical pluralism and the limits of INI health programs -- From innovation to administration: the Coordinating Center's very long decade, 1958-1970 -- Did the INI promote caciquismo? -- Part III. Crisis, rekindled populism, and the fate of Mexican indigenismo -- The generation of 1968, the critique of Mexican anthropology, and the INI's response -- Indigenismo and the populist resurgence (1970-1976) -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book traces how indigenista innovation gave way to stagnation as local opposition, shifting national priorities, and waning financial support took their toll |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2018) |
| Subject |
Centro Coordinador Indigenista Tzeltal-Tzotzil -- History -- 20th century.
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Instituto Nacional Indigenista (Mexico) -- History -- 20th century.
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Indians of Mexico -- Government relations.
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Indians of Mexico -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Tzeltal Indians -- Mexico -- Chiapas Highlands -- Government relations.
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Tzeltal Indians -- Mexico -- Chiapas Highlands -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Tzotzil Indians -- Mexico -- Chiapas Highlands -- Government relations.
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Tzotzil Indians -- Mexico -- Chiapas Highlands -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Chiapas Highlands (Mexico) -- Race relations.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017050849 |
| ISBN |
0826359035 (electronic book) |
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9780826359032 (electronic book) |
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