Some problems with the categories "indigenous" and "mestizo" in Contemporary Mexico
In this article, I discuss some problems with the categories “indigenous” and “not-indigenous” or “mestizo” for the study of rural Mexico. I argue that it is important not confuse Hispanicization and other socio-cultural changes associated with modernization with a complete transformation from indig...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
2015
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/ruris/article/view/16824 |
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| Summary: | In this article, I discuss some problems with the categories “indigenous” and “not-indigenous” or “mestizo” for the study of rural Mexico. I argue that it is important not confuse Hispanicization and other socio-cultural
changes associated with modernization with a complete transformation from indigenous to mestizo. I give examples of rural communities that are no longer classified as indigenous, but whose members consider themselves distinct from the urban population. Further, I suggest that if we approach these communities
without the theoretical assumptions closely linked to the categories “indigenous” and “mestizo”, a number of topics emerge that have been ignored in current research on rural Mexico. |
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| ISSN: | 2317-1480 |
