Princes of the Earth

"She shows with considerable documentation, much of it in the words and writings of the people themselves, how the Mexican Revolution has affected the countryside." David Maybury-Lewis Foreword "By concentrating her attention on an entire municipality rather than a town or village, Margolies is able to focus effectively on institutional and interpersonal relations between Indians and non-Indians, and between peasants and townspeople." Chambers American Anthropologist 1977 PRINCES OF THE EARTH is a study of the Mazahuas in late 19th century and in the two decades succeeding the Revolution when its basic goals were institutionalized in Central Mexico.