The Romance of Democracy : Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico.
Title:
The Romance of Democracy : Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico.
Author:
Gutmann, Matthew C.
ISBN:
9780520936638
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Compliant Defiance in Colonia Santo Domingo -- 2. The Children of (Oscar) Lewis -- 3. 1968-The Massacre at Tlatelolco -- 4. For Whom the Taco Bells Toll -- 5. Crossing Borders -- 6. Rituals of Resistance, or, Diminished Expectations after Socialism -- 7. Chiapas and Mexican Blood -- 8. Engendering Popular Political Culture -- 9. UNAM Strike -- 10. Political Fantasies -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- E -- F -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
The Romance of Democracy gives a unique insider perspective on contemporary Mexico by examining the meaning of democracy in the lives of working-class residents in Mexico City today. A highly absorbing and vividly detailed ethnographic study of popular politics and official subjugation, the book provides a detailed, bottom-up exploration of what men and women think about national and neighborhood democracy, what their dreams are for a better society, and how these dreams play out in their daily lives. Based on extensive fieldwork in the same neighborhood he discussed in his acclaimed book The Meanings of Macho, Matthew C. Gutmann now explores the possibilities for political and social change in the world's most populous city. In the process he provides a new perspective on many issues affecting Mexicans countrywide.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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