Memorias del Margen Serrano Atarjea, Guanajuato, 1871-2008

296 pages with maps, tables, charts, appendix, bibliography and index. Octavo (9" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition limited to 500 copies. The book Memorias del margin serrano. Atarjea, Guanajuato, 1871-2008 1 brings us closer to the narrations and the stories of a little known region; its author, Jorge Uzeta, reveals in detail the processes that constitute and give meaning to the memories of this margin of Guanajuato, the municipality of Atarjea. The text offers us a complete and at the same time complex view of a historical evolution, which includes more than 130 years of life in the municipality. The author gives us a diversity of documents and voices that help the analysis of the situation of this town and the region, emphasizing the struggles and agrarian processes. These processes involved the formation of mediations, leaderships and relations, which at the same time advocated for the defense of their lands and resources, also contributed to the presence of the Mexican State via the National Peasant Confederation (cnc), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). ), and breeders' associations, among other corporate entities. For the author, the recent adjustments and the interference of new subjects have caused in the inhabitants of this region the need to update values ​​and notions as deeply rooted as "land" or "common good". Condition: A near fine copy.