Contested Nation
The Mapuche, Bandits, and State Formation in Nineteenth-Century Chile
- 168 pages
- English
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About This Book
Throughout the colonial period the Spanish crown made numerous unsuccessful attempts to conquer AraucanĆa, Chile's southern borderlands region. Contested Nation argues that with Chilean independence, AraucanĆaābecause of its status as a separate nation-stateābecame essential to the territorial integrity of the new Chilean Republic. This book studies how AraucanĆa's indigenous inhabitants, the Mapuche, played a central role in the new Chilean state's pursuit of an expansionist policy that simultaneously exalted indigenous bravery while relegating the Mapuche to second-class citizenship. It also examines other subaltern groups, particularly bandits, who challenged the nation-state's monopoly on force and were thus regarded as criminals and enemies unfit for citizenship in Chilean society. Pilar M. Herr's work advances our understanding of early state formation in Chile by viewing this process through the lens of Chilean-Mapuche relations. She provides a thorough historical context and suggests that AraucanĆa was central to the process of post-independence nation building and territorial expansion in Chile.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The Legal Formation of the Chilean State
- Chapter 3. āEnemiesā of the State: The Pincheira Montonera
- Chapter 4. Mapuche Alliances
- Chapter 5. Parlamentos
- Chapter 6. Notions of Chilean Citizenship
- Chapter 7. Concluding Thoughts
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index