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Autore |
Gutmann Matthew C. <1953-> |
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Titolo |
The romance of democracy : compliant defiance in contemporary Mexico / / Matthew C. Gutmann |
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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9786612762758 |
0-520-93663-9 |
1-282-76275-3 |
1-59734-876-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxx, 289 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy - Mexico - Coyoacán - Public opinion |
Working class - Mexico - Coyoacán - Political activity |
Working class - Mexico - Coyoacán - Attitudes |
Public opinion - Mexico - Coyoacán |
Mexico Politics and government 1988-2000 |
Santo Domingo de los Reyes (Coyoacán, Mexico) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Provoking Ten Burros and a Genius -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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