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San Jos� de Gracia Mexican Village in Transition

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ISBN-10: 0292775717

ISBN-13: 9780292775718

Edition: 1974

Authors: Luis Gonz�lez, John Upton, Luis Gonz�lez

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The village of San Jos de Gracia is not mentioned in any history of Mexico, nor is it referred to in any of the annals of the state of Michoacn. It is not to be found at all on most maps, and almost none show its correct location. It is an unknown point in space, in time, and in the consciousness of the Mexican republic.In Luis Gonzlez' classic history of the world of San Jos, he turns his attention in every direction: toward what is lasting and what is ephemeral, everyday and unusual, material and spiritual. The story is, to some extent, the story of rural life anywhere, in any age; to some extent it is peculiar to the world of the peasant all through Mexico' history; and to some extent it…    
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Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1974
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 406
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.100

Abbreviations Prologue. A Delimitation and Justification of the Subject Some Remarks on Method Self-Defense, Self-Criticism, and Aims Note concerning the Second Edition Three Beginnings
The Mountain Landscape An Early History of Construction and Destruction A Society of Cowboys Part One. Half a Century in Search of Communion
The Ranchos (1861-1882)
The Subdivision and Sale of the Cojumatlaacute;n Hacienda Economics of the Ranchos Ranching Society Religion, Games, and Insecurity
The Town (1883-1900)
The Generation of the Snowstorm
The Founding of San Joseacute; de Gracia
The Great Fright of 1900
The Ranchos and the Town (1901-1910)
The Business World and Social Life Amusements and Religious Dutiesin Padre Othoacute;n's Small World Winds from the Outside World All in All, Half a Century of Peaceful and Orderly Progress Part Two. Thirty Years of Suffering
The Mexican Revolution (1910-1924)
The Madero Revolution
The Agents of Revolution in San Joseacute;
The Puntada Gang, Joseacute; Ineacute;s Chivez Garcia, and the Spanish Influenza Gathering Clouds
The Cristero Revolution (1925-1932) A Few Months Before
The Uprising After Tizapin San Joseacute; de Gracia Lifts Its Head Again
The Agrarian Revolution (1933-1943)
The Petitioners, the Petitioned, and the Apportioners of Land
The Origin of Nine Ejidos Padre Federico Returns and President Caacute;rdenas Comes to Call Incipit Vita Nova Thirty Years of Turmoil: Statistics and Concepts Part Three. Twenty-five Years of Change
Withdrawal and Expansion (1943-1956) At the Mercy of the Outside World
The Symptoms of Transformation Seasonal Migration to the United States
The Permanent Move to Mexico City
From Yesterday to Today (1957-1967) Priority of the Economic Factor Health, Water, Electricity, Education, Telephones, and Television Two Hundred Words More about Change New Aspects of the Landscape and the Town
The Upper Crust
The Rich and the Middle-Income Group Politics from the Top Down, and Vice Versa Religion and Some of Its Environs Pleasurable Occasions and a Digression concerning Happiness
The Underdogs Small Landowners and Men Who Work for Other Men
The Woman Produces Children, Meals, and Art Today Many Youngsters Go to School Human Pests and Other Sources of Annoyance Three Conclusions Timeless Things Sayings of Yesterday and Today A Small
Epilogue and a Postscript
Glossary Works Cited