Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables vi
4. Acknowledgments vii
5. Introduction: Rewriting Guatemala$ Nineteenth Century 1
6. 1. The Transformation of Mam Quezaltenango from Culaha to Independence 17
7. 2. Disputing Property: National Politics and Local Ethnic Conflict in the Formation of a Guatemalan Coffee Zone 39
8. 3. Debt, Labor Coercion, and the Expansion of Commercial Agriculture 72
9. 4. Intoxicating Politics: Gender, Ethnicity, and Alcohol in the Transition to Liberal Rule 103
10. 5. From Ladino State to Ladino Nation: The Malformation of Guatemalan National Identity 136
11. 6. Popular Insurrection, Liberal Reform, and Nation-State Formation: Final Reflections on Guatemala's Nineteenth Century 170
12. Notes and Abbreviations 195
13. Index 245