Etnicidad, nacionalismo y poder
Subtitle: tres ensayos
By: Jorge Hernández Díaz, León Javier Parra Mora, Manuel Matus Manzo.
Contributors: Hernández Díaz, Jorge.; Parra Mora, León Javier.; Matus Manzo, Manuel.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Universidad Autónoma "Benito Juárez" de Oaxaca, Secretaría Académica
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Oaxaca, Oax
Language: spa
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Oaxaca -- Government relations.; Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Oaxaca -- Ethnic identity.; Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Oaxaca -- Politics and government.; Zapotec Indians -- Social conditions.; Zapotec Indians -- Government relations.; Mexico -- Ethnic relations.
Description: "First essay critically reviews the position of many influential intellectuals (Vasconcelos, Aguirre Beltrán, Saénz, Caso, Gamio, and others) regarding indigenous assimilation. The second studies acculturation process of indigenous communities from 1900-present and identifies key events such as arrival of a school. Final essay provides general description of cultural components of present-day Zapotec communities in the Isthmus"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Etnicidad y nacionalismo en México / Jorge Hernández Díaz; title: Indios y mestizos, un esquema explicativo / León Javier Parra Mora; title: Los Zapotecas del istmo en el fin de siglo / Manuel Matus Manzo.