Contested Nation: The Mapuche, Bandits, and State Formation in Nineteenth-Century Chile (2021)by Pilar M. Herr

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(2021)by Pilar M. Herr

Throughout the colonial period the Spanish crown made numerous unsuccessful attempts to conquer Araucan¨ªa, Chile¡¯s southern borderlands region. Contested Nation argues that with Chilean independence, Araucan¨ªa¡ªbecause of its status as a separate nation-state¡ªbecame essential to the territorial integrity of the new Chilean Republic. This book studies how Araucan¨ªa¡¯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.

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