Indian and Nation in Revolutionary Mexico
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: March 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780816523450
Subjects: Politics and government; Indians of Mexico; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; General; Government relations; Government - General; Latin America - Mexico; 1910-1946; Mexico
Description: "During the 1920s and 1930s in Mexico, both intellectuals and government officials promoted ethnic diversity while attempting to overcome the stigma of race in Mexican society. Programs such as the Indigenista movement represented their efforts to redeem the Revolution's promise of a more democratic future for all citizens." "This book explores three decades of efforts on the part of government officials, social scientists, and indigenous leaders to renegotiate the place of native peoples in Mexican society. It traces the movement's origins as a humanitarian cause among intellectuals, the involvement of government in bringing education, land reform, cultural revival, and social research to Indian communities, and the active participation of Indian peoples."--BOOK JACKET.