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- The Romance of Democracy: Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
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
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- 2. The Children of (Oscar) Lewis
- pp. 26-60
- 3. 1968—The Massacre at Tlatelolco
- pp. 61-72
- 4. For Whom the Taco Bells Toll
- pp. 73-96
- 5. Crossing Borders
- pp. 97-108
- 7. Chiapas and Mexican Blood
- pp. 143-157
- 8. Engendering Popular Political Culture
- pp. 158-191
- 9. UNAM Strike
- pp. 192-206
- 10. Political Fantasies
- pp. 207-232
- Bibliography
- pp. 253-280
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520936638
Related ISBN(s)
9780520235281
MARC Record
OCLC
70734402
Pages
318
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No