List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chronology of Main Events and Pronunciamientos, 1821–1858
1. “Soft” Coups, Occupations, and “Gestures of Rebellion”: The Pronunciamiento, Past and Present Interpretations
2. The Origins of Mexico’s Mimetic Insurrectionism: The Foundational Pronunciamientos of Cabezas de San Juan and Iguala, 1820–1821
3. The Voice of the Provinces: The Insurrectional Contagion of Mexico’s First Pronunciamientos, 1821–1831
4. When the Pronunciamiento Went Viral: The Popularization of the Pronunciamiento, 1832–1842
5. From Forceful Negotiation to Civil War: The Pronunciamientos, Coups d’État, and Revolutions of the Mid-Nineteenth Century, 1843–1858
Conclusion: Mimetic Insurrectionism, the Pronunciamiento, and Independent Mexico
Notes
Bibliography
Index