Ladinos with Ladinos Indians with Indians : land labor and regional ethnic conflict in the making of Guatemala Introduction: Re writing Guatemalas nineteenth century The transformation of Mam Quezaltenango from culahá to independence Disputing property : national politics and local ethnic conflict in the formation of a Guatemalan coffee zone Debt labor coercion and the expansion of commercial agriculture Intoxicating politics : gender ethnicity and alcohol in the transition to liberal rule From Ladino state to Ladino nation : the malformation of Guatemalan national identity Popular insurrection liberal reform and nation state formation : final reflections on Guatemalas nineteenth century