The everyday nation-state : community & ethnicity in nineteenth-century Nicaragua /

Reveals how the diversities of economy, ethnicity, and geography engendered multiple experiences of nation. This book explores what followed the intersection of nation-state formation and everyday life in nineteenth-century Nicaragua.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolfe, Justin, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Brothers and others : elite conceptions of nation and state
  • Death and taxes : building the national state
  • The wealth of the country : land, community, and ethnicity
  • The work of their hands : labor, community, and ethnicity
  • Customs of the Nicaraguan family : ethnic conflict and national identity.