Contested nation : the mapuche, bandits, and state formation in nineteenth-century Chile /
Author / Creator: | Herr, Pilar M., author. |
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Imprint: | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico, 2019. ©2019 |
Description: | viii, 155 page : illustration, map ; 24 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12006332 |
Summary: | Throughout the colonial period the Spanish crown made numerous unsuccessful attempts to conquer Araucanía, Chile's southern borderlands region. Contested Nation argues that with Chilean independence, Araucanía--because of its status as a separate nation-state--became essential to the territorial integrity of the new Chilean Republic. This book studies how Araucanía's indigenous inhabitants, the Mapuche, played a central role in the new Chilean state's pursuit of an expansionist policy that simultaneously exalted indigenous bravery while relegating the Mapuche to second-class citizenship. It also examines other subaltern groups, particularly bandits, who challenged the nation-state's monopoly on force and were thus regarded as criminals and enemies unfit for citizenship in Chilean society. |
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Physical Description: | viii, 155 page : illustration, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (135-148) and index. |
ISBN: | 0826360947 9780826360946 9780826360953 |