{"product_id":"mexico-profundo-9780292708433","title":"México Profundo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the 'de-Indianized' rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of the poor urban population constitute the \u003ci\u003eMéxico profundo\u003c\/i\u003e. Their lives and ways of understanding the world continue to be rooted in Mesoamerican civilization. An ancient agricultural complex provides their food supply, and work is understood as a way of maintaining a harmonious relationship with the natural world. Health is related to human conduct, and community service is often part of each individual''s life obligation. Time is circular, and humans fulfill their own cycle in relation to other cycles of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the Conquest, Bonfil argues, the peoples of the \u003ci\u003eMéxico profundo\u003c\/i\u003e have been dominated by an 'imaginary México' imposed by the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslator's Foreword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. A Civilization Denied \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. A Land of Millenarian Civilization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Indian Recognized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. De-Indianizing That Which Is Indian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. How We Came to Be Where We Are \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Problem of National Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The Colonial Order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Forging a Nation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Our (Revolutionized) Modern Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The Paths of Indian Survival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. The National Program and the Civilizational Project \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. The Nation We Have Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Civilization and Alternatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographic Appendix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400847991127,"sku":"9780292708433","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292708433.jpg?v=1730471730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mexico-profundo-9780292708433","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}