Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American Indians have displayed remarkable resilience. They have resisted cultural hegemony with rebellions and have initiated petitions to demand remedies to injustices, while consciously selecting certain aspects of the West to incorporate into their cultures.
Leading historians, anthropologists and sociologists examine Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniards' initial contact with the Incas to the cultural interplay of today's Latin America. This revised edition contains four brand new chapters and a revised introduction. The list of suggested readings and films has also been updated.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Inca Empire and Its Subject Peoples Chapter 3 Early Spanish-Indian Accommodation in the Andes Chapter 4 Persistent Maya Resistance and Cultural Retention in Yucatan Chapter 5 Cultural Adaptation and Militant Autonomy among the Araucanians of Chile Chapter 6 Coping with the Cultural Conquest Chapter 7 Negotiating Roots: Indian Migrants in the Lima Valley during the Colonial Period Chapter 8 Patterns and Variety in Mexican Village Uprisings Chapter 9 State Power, Indigenous Communities, and Land in Nineteenth-Century Guatemala, 1820-1920 Chapter 10 Yaqui Resistance to Mexican Expansion Chapter 11 Native Cultural Retention and the Struggle for Land in Early Twentieth-Century Bolivia Chapter 12 Ethnic Identity and Its Attributes in a Contemporary Mexican Indian Village Chapter 13 Glossary Chapter 14 Suggested Readings and Films