Landlord and Peasant in Colonial Oaxaca Tapa dura - 1972

xiv+287 pages with tables, maps, charts, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original red cloth with black lettering to spine. First edition. The hacienda system of northern Mexico generally has been considered an accurate model of Spanish settlement and landholding for all of colonial Mexico. This study demonstrates, however, that conditions in the Valley of Oaxaca were markedly different, and that many previously accepted generalizations about land tenure in the colonial era will have to be modified or discarded. Much of the argument about the basis of support for the Mexican revolution at least as it applies to Oaxaca, will also have to be reconsidered. Separate chapters examine the major land-holders in Oaxaca - the Indian nobility, Indian communal groups and individual peasants, Spaniards, and the Church. The author does not lose sight of the land system as a whole, however, emphasizing changing social arrangements and general trends in land distribution and land use.… Leer más

Stanford University Press, 1972-06-01. Hardcover. Good.

Stanford University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Stanford, Ca.: Stanford University Press, 1972. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287pp.incl.index; HB red w/blk.; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/red&brwn.; slight rub w/lt.wear on edges; corner-cut. "This is a study of the relations between man and land in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, during the Spanish colonial period." some illus.

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subject: Land tenure Mexico Oaxaca Valley. Land use Mexico Oaxaca Valley. Social conditions Mexico.

Stanford Univ Press, Chicago, IL, 1972. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Text has minimal marking, jacket has several small tears on edges. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0804707960. ISBN/EAN: 9780804707961. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560731186. . 9780804707961

Stanford University Press, 1972-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!