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The Caste War of Yucatan Paperback – July 1, 2002

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This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history―the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their oppressors from the peninsula; by 1855, when the major battles ended, the war had killed or put to flight almost half of the population of Yucatán. A new religion built around a Speaking Cross supported their independence for over fifty years, and that religion survived the eventual Maya defeat and continues today.

This revised edition is based on further research in the archives and in the field, and draws on the research by a new generation of scholars who have labored since the book's original publication 36 years ago. One of the most significant results of this research is that it has put a human face on much that had heretofore been treated as semi-mythical.

Reviews of the First Edition

"Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucatán in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."

―American Historical Review

"In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area."

―American Anthropologist

"Not only is this exciting history (as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction) but it covers events unaccountably neglected by historians. . . . This is a brilliant contribution to history. . . . Don't miss this book."

―Los Angeles Times

"One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years."

―Hispanic American Report

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"Exciting history as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction. . . . Don't miss this book." -- Los Angeles Times

"One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years." -- Hispanic American Report

"In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area." -- American Anthropologist

"All academic and many public libraries have copies of Reed's 1964 classic in Latin American History, a masterfully narrated study of one of the longest and most successful of Indian rebellions. . . . Now, he has revised his book, and in over 100 additional pages incorporated the most important of the new research. . . . This updated edition of Reed's history will remain an essential and widely read overview of a fascinating chapter in New World history. All levels and collections." -- Choice

Reviews of the First Edition"Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucatan in the 19th and 20th centuries." -- American Historical Review

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This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history—the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their oppressors from the peninsula; by 1855, when the major battles ended, the war had killed or put to flight almost half of the population of Yucatán. A new religion built around a Speaking Cross supported their independence for over fifty years, and that religion survived the eventual Maya defeat and continues today.
This revised edition is based on further research in the archives and in the field, and draws on the research by a new generation of scholars who have labored since the book’s original publication 36 years ago. One of the most significant results of this research is that it has put a human face on much that had heretofore been treated as semi-mythical.
Reviews of the First Edition
“Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucatán in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.”
—American Historical Review
“In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area.”
—American Anthropologist
“Not only is this exciting history (as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction) but it covers events unaccountably neglected by historians. . . . This is a brilliant contribution to history. . . . Don’t miss this book.”
—Los Angeles Times
“One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years.”
—Hispanic American Report

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0804740011
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanford University Press; Revised edition (July 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 446 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780804740012
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804740012
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.51 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.12 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Paul I. Dukel Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars A strange history of a strange people in a strange place at a strange epoch of Mexican history.
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2011
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I am fascinated by histories of the rebellions of technologically backward peoples with a mystic bent whom cannot understand and cope with what they view as the erosion of their traditional way of live by encroaching more powerful cultures or nations or their own elites; as the revolt of the "Canudos"in Brazil in the 19th cent., or the revolt of the "Cristos" in Mexico in the early 20th cent. In the Old World we have in China the Taiping and Boxer rebellions in the 19th cents. And in Africa the well known "Mahdist" revolt in the Sudan, late 19th cent. Of course there were many more lesser known rebellions throughout history such as the Anabaptist movements in Germany in the 16th cent.
What seems to define these movements is a millenarian, religious, mystical fervor with less than an overtly political agenda such as the agrarian peasant rebellion of the likes of Emiliano Zapata in Mexico and the pre-revolution Russian agrarian revolts of the early 20th cent. They are always founded and led by religious mystics.
This book covers very well that of Mayan revolt in Yucatan in the 19th cent. Years ago I spent much time in Yucatan, and though I traveled and lived in many parts of Latin America, Yucatan will always hold a unique and fond place in my memory. It seems to have a distinct, exotic, quaint strangeness about it that I cannot put into words.
I've read fairly extensively the history of Mexico and at times have come across passages that referred to the "Caste War in Yucatan" but with little other information which only tended to arouse my curiosity. Finally, one day while searching Amazon books I came across Nelson Reed's work and ordered it. This book has completely satisfied my curiosity on this subject as it is comprehensive in its scope, with a good background of concurrent events in Mexico to put it into perspective and a good history of the production of henequen and its marketing which brought about profound changes in the traditional fabric of Yucatecan society. At last this subject has been finally dealt with.
My only complaint, unjustly I suppose as I believe he is an archeologist by profession, is that I find the authors style of writing somewhat dry and vague at times. There is plenty of help in this book which includes five good maps, a glossary, a list of Maya religious and political leaders, and a chronology of events.
This book will be a welcome addition to the library of the student of Mexican history as well as the student of Latin American history in general and to those like me are fascinated by the reading of the history of millenarian movements worldwide.
This "Stanford" edition I purchased is of good quality.
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Bob Wolter
5.0 out of 5 stars A dirty Little Secret
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2009
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This is truely one of the very few books available on the Caste War of Mexico.It is painstaking researched and a must read!
What happened to the Maya? Why does Southern Mexico has a revolt every five or so years.Why is this item "buried", if noted at all, in the back pages of our newspapers. This Caste War is still present even today.
You must think that the Magnificant Maya built great cities and then simply vanished- but did they? All the way back to Santa Anna(of the Alamo and San Jacinto )the Mayan People have been brutalized and mistreated by their own Government. Yet there is little information on this dark side of History.
Here at last is THE consumate book detailing this dark time.The pent up repercussions of years of shame,torture, and exploitation when they came were horrific. Let the book itself tell you-"A paralyzed curate was macheted in his hammoc; upper-class girls were stripped and raped before their helpless relatives. then tied spread-eagled to the grillwork of windows and mutilated.."
This is a must read to find out "the real story behind the story" of those glitzy tourist attractions. This is something that you will never hear! Curious?
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Rick Spell
4.0 out of 5 stars A Detailed Analysis
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2006
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Having recently bought property on the Maya Riviera and interacting with the Mayan construction workers I am fascinated by their culture. I like to immerse myself in the local culture and learn all I can of my new neighbors both Mexican and Mayan. It was stated in a book that the Yucatan was uninhabitable by white people until into the 1900's. Therefore I thought it worth a look at this historical event, the Caste War.

This author did extensive research and he tried to include too much into the book. Rather than giving a summation of the war or providing a "big picture", this book quickly dives into every little campaign that there was some journal detailing. And this detail is very thorough. So don't get confused as to what you are reading, this is a detailed analysis, not a history book. This is a slow read and very confusing if you are not familiar with the names as they can be so similar on both sides of the conflict. So many characters and classes are fighting that it sometimes is confusing who is on what side particularly when they switch sides.

But in the end, you will learn a great deal about the land, he people, and how the peninsula developed including the Governor's offer to be taken over by the United States. There are significant discussions of the crops and religion of the Mayans as well. A new "gabacho" such as me identifies the region from Cancun or the Mayan Riviera while the early history is centered around Merida and the West Coast with the Mayans seeming to control the lower East Coast.

Overall, I achieved what I wanted: an understanding of the culture and how it developed. But most of what I enjoyed was in the early 1900s when he began to discuss the economic development particularly the rope material that controlled the economy, henequen (sp?). The book moves forward in this period through the 1960s and the author's first visit to the peninsula and finally to a return trip in the 1990s. In many respects, not much has changed.

This is a fascinating part of Mexico and has charming, hard-working people who are currently going through an economic change that may or may not be to the benefit of the traditional Mayan people and culture. Read this book if you want to know about the area but be prepared that this is not a light reading but rather in-depth. Definitely not something to read lightly on the beach.
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tina
5.0 out of 5 stars Lo bien conservado que está
Reviewed in Spain on November 23, 2020
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