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Empire on edge : the British struggle for order in Belize during Yucatan's Caste War, 1847-1901
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Details
- Creator
- Rajeshwari Dutt, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020
- ©2020
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 185 pages)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781316997574, 9781108642309, 131699757X, 9781108493420, 1108642306
- OCLC
- on1141019593
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Business as Usual: Mayas and Merchants on the Yucatán-Belize Border at the Onset of the Caste War -- 2 Ungoverned Passions: Mayas and Hispanic Refugees in Belize, 1853-1861 -- 3 Costs of Protection: Securing Belizean Borders during Maximilian's Empire in Mexico, 1864-1867 -- 4 Uneasy Alliances: British Officials and the Santa Cruz Maya during the Maximilian Years, 1863-1867
- 5 The Enemy Within: Hispanics and the Threat of Maya Raids, 1867-1880 -- 6 Loyal Subjects: Hispanics in the Vision of a Belizean Colonial Nation, 1882-1898 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index
Subjects
- Mayas -- Wars -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State).
- Belize -- History -- 19th century.
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th century.
- Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- History -- Caste War, 1847-1855.
- Belize -- Boundaries -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State).
- Yucatán (Mexico : State) -- Boundaries -- Belize.