Pueblo Divided Business, Property, and Community in Papantla, Mexico

"It is no small achievement for any historian to be able to say something new about this important period of Mexican history. Emilio Kouri's achievement in A Pueblo Divided is far greater than that. He has been able to contribute decisively to resolving one of the most controversial and debated issues for that period. Kouri paints such a vivid picture of the life of the villagers, and above all of the uprisings, that it will be a pleasure to read even for people who are not primarily concerned with this subject. This book constitutes a brilliant work and a major breakthrough in the history of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Mexico."Friedrich Katz, The University of Chicago "Based on a mass of evidence, clearly structured and argued, A Pueblo Divided offers a lively and informative analysis of Papantla's vanilla boom and its many repercussions. This is an impressive and original study of an important topic, hitherto rather poorly understood, now, thanks to Kouri and his indefatigable research, made accessible to students of Mexican History. It fills a significant gap."Alan Knight, St. Antony's College, OxfordKouri, Emilio is the author of 'Pueblo Divided Business, Property, and Community in Papantla, Mexico', published 2004 under ISBN 9780804758482 and ISBN 0804758484.