The Möbius strip

Description:

"This book explores the history, political economy, and culture of space in central Guerrero, Mexico, during the colonial period. This study is significant for two reasons. First, space comprises a sphere of contention that affects all levels of society, from the individual and his or her household to the nation-state and its mechanisms for control and coercion. Second, colonialism offers a unique situation, for it invariably involves a determined effort on the part of an invading society to redefine politico-administrative units, to redirect the flow of commodities and cash, and, ultimately, to foster and construct new patterns of allegiance and identity to communities, regions, and countries."--Jacket.

subjects: Colonization,  Commerce,  Economic conditions,  Grain trade,  History,  Internal Migration,  Land settlement,  Land tenure,  Migration, Internal,  Land tenure, mexico,  Guerrero (mexico : state),  Mexico, economic conditions,  Mexico, commerce

Places: Guerrero (Mexico : State),  Guerrero (State),  Mexico