The Romance of Democracy - Matthew C. Gutmann

The Romance of Democracy

Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico
Buch | Softcover
318 Seiten
2002
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-23528-1 (ISBN)
37,40 inkl. MwSt
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. It provides a detailed, bottom-up exploration of what men and women think about national and neighbourhood democracy.
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.

Matthew C. Gutmann is the Stanley J. Bernstein Associate Professor of the Social Sciences-International Affairs at Brown University, where he teaches cultural anthropology, ethnic studies, and Latin American studies. His first book, The Meanings of Macho: Being a Man in Mexico City, was published by California in 1996.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.10.2002
Zusatzinfo 15 b-w photographs, 3 line illustrations
Verlagsort Berkerley
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 499 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Archäologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Systeme
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-520-23528-2 / 0520235282
ISBN-13 978-0-520-23528-1 / 9780520235281
Zustand Neuware
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