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Book SynopsisAn account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government.
Trade Review"Vanderwood employs outstanding scholarship to offer a sophisticated and utterly fascinating analysis not only of the events at Tomochic but also of their broader historical context." -- Cheryl English Martin * University of Texas at El Paso *
"Vanderwood weaves a well-researched story of Temochic village from its indigenous and colonial past to the siege of 1892 and beyond . . . a logical, fascinating narrative that the experienced scholar, as well as the new reader to the field, will find rewarding." —
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Vanderwood has plumbed as deeply as any anthropologically inclined historian of Mexico the political thinking of popular groups, showing how it was infused with religious sensibility and the strongest affective bonds to place and community. He blends almost seamlessly local economic history with histories of power, political thinking with religious, and group profile with biography." —
Latin American Research ReviewTable of Contents1. 'The sons of satan are upon us!'; Part I. The People of the Papigochic: 2. A sundered spiritual world; 3. Religion as practiced; 4. Nests of contention; 5. The legacy and temper of the NoreteNos; 6. The Governor's Game; 7. An anxious dictator; Part II. La Santa de Cabora: 8. Romeria at Cabora; 9. Priests, money, doctors; Part III. Armageddon: 10. Forsaking forgiveness; 11. Exile and exultation; 12. A terrible swift sword; 13. Revival; 14. Glory; Part IV. Echoes: 15. The ceaseless quest; 16. A santa's many masks; 17. The village son of a bitch; 18. Remembrance; 19. Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.
