The romance of democracy : compliant defiance in contemporary Mexico
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The romance of democracy : compliant defiance in contemporary Mexico
University of California Press, c2002
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Bibliography: p. 253-280
Includes index
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ISBN 9780520220997
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An insider perspective on contemporary Mexico, this text examines the meaning of democracy in the lives of working-class residents in Mexico City in 2002. This ethnographic study of popular politics and official subjugation provides a detailed, bottom-up exploration of what men and women think about national and neighbourhood 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 neighbourhood he discussed in his 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 fresh perspective on many issues affecting Mexicans countrywide.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Preface 1. Compliant Defiance in Colonia Santa 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 Bibliography Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780520235281
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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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Preface 1. Compliant Defiance in Colonia Santa 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 Bibliography Index
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