1. "¡Vana Ilusion!": The Highlands Indians and the Myth of Nicaragua Mestiza, 1880-1925

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. About the Series ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Chronology xiii
6. Map xvi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. "¡Vana Ilusion!": The Highlands Indians and the Myth of Nicaragua Mestiza, 1880-1925 26
9. 2. "Not Even a Handful of Dirt": The Dawn of Citizenship and the Suppression of Community in Boaco, 1890-1930 69
10. 3. "The Rebel Race": The Struggles of the Indigenous Community of Sutiaba, 1900-1960 102
11. 4. Gender, Politics, and the Triumph of Mestizaje, 1920-1940 134
12. 5. "En Pleno Siglo XX": Indigenous Resistance, Indigenismo, and Citizenship, 1930-1940 177
13. 6. Crimes in the Countryside: Burning Bushes, Stolen Saints, and Murder, 1940-1954 203
14. 7. Memories of Mestizaje, Memories of Accumulation: The Indigenous Dimension in the Peasant Movements, 1954-1965 228
15. Epilogue 273
16. Conclusion 283
17. Selected Bibliography 295
18. Index 301