Native Insurgencies And The Genocidal Impulse In The Americas
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: November 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780253346162
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Social & cultural anthropology; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; Sociology; The Americas; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; Violence in Society; Caste War, 1847-1855; History; Insurrection of Tupac Amaru, 1780-1781; Peru; Pueblo Revolt, 1680; Yucatâan (Mexico : State)
First sentence: In the predawn hours of August 10, 1680, the Pueblo Indians of present-day New Mexico rose up in a well-planned and highly coordinated effort to eliminate the Spanish presence in the Rio Grande basin.
Description: Nicholas Robins investigates three Indian revolts in the Americas: the 1680 Pueblo Indians against the Spanish, the Great Rebellion in Bolivia 1780-82 and the Caste War of Yucatan 1849-1903. He examines their causes, course, nature, leadership and goals and finds common features.