Book contents
- Empire on Edge
- Empire on Edge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2020
Book contents
- Empire on Edge
- Empire on Edge
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- References
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- Empire on EdgeThe British Struggle for Order in Belize during Yucatan's Caste War, 1847–1901, pp. 171 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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