The Birth of Modern Mexico, 1780–1824

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
CHRISTON I. ARCHER, Introduction, 1
1 ERIC VAN YOUNG, In the Gloomy Caverns of Paganism: Popular Culture, Insurgency, and Nation-Building in Mexico, 1800–182
2 HUGH M. HAMILL, An \"Absurd Insurrection\"?: Creole Insecurity, Pro-Spanish Propaganda, and the Hidalgo Revolt
3 VIRGINIA GUEDEA, The Conspiracies of 1811: How the Criollos Learned to Organize in Secret
4 JOHN E. KICZA, A Mercantile Family Confronts War and Insurrection: The Iturbe e Iraetas in the Era of Mexican Independence
5 CHRISTON I. ARCHER, Years of Decision: Felix Calleja and the Strategy to End the Revolution of New Spain
6 ANNE STAPLES, Mexican Mining and Independence: The Saga of Enticing Opportunities
7 PAUL J. VANDERWOOD, The Millennium and Mexican Independence: Some Interpretations
8 TIMOTHY E. ANNA, Agustin de Iturbide and the Process of Consensus
9 JAIME E. RODRIGUEZ O., The Struggle for Dominance: The Legislature versus the Executive in Early Mexico
Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index