Synopses & Reviews
She shows with considerable documentation, much of it in the words and writings of the people themselves, how the Mexican Revolution has affected the countryside. David Maybury-Lewis ForewordBy concentrating her attention on an entire municipality rather than a town or village, Margolies is able to focus effectively on institutional and interpersonal relations between Indians and non-Indians, and between peasants and townspeople. Chambers American Anthropologist 1977PRINCES OF THE EARTH is a study of the Mazahuas in late 19th century and in the two decades succeeding the Revolution when its basic goals were institutionalized in Central Mexico.
Synopsis
Based on fieldwork in a rural Mexican municipality, this study investigates the long-range repercussions of the Mexican Revolution among Indians and Mestizos, shedding light on the study of other American revolutions, historical and current.