Rethinking Mexican Indigenismo
Download or Read eBook Rethinking Mexican Indigenismo PDF written by Stephen E. Lewis and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stephen E. Lewis |
| Publisher | : University of New Mexico Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2018-05-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780826359032 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0826359035 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking Mexican Indigenismo by : Stephen E. Lewis
Book excerpt: Mexico’s National Indigenist Institute (INI) was at the vanguard of hemispheric indigenismo from 1951 through the mid-1970s, thanks to the innovative development projects that were first introduced at its pilot Tseltal-Tsotsil Coordinating Center in highland Chiapas. This book traces how indigenista innovation gave way to stagnation as local opposition, shifting national priorities, and waning financial support took their toll. After 1970 indigenismo may have served the populist aims of president Luis Echeverría, but Mexican anthropologists, indigenistas, and the indigenous themselves increasingly challenged INI theory and practice and rendered them obsolete.
