Power and persuasion : fiestas and social control in rural Mexico / / Stanley Brandes
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| Autore: |
Brandes Stanley H.
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| Titolo: |
Power and persuasion : fiestas and social control in rural Mexico / / Stanley Brandes
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| Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 1988 |
| ©1988 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina: | 394.2/6972/37 |
| Soggetto topico: | Festivals - Mexico - Tzintzuntzan |
| Social control | |
| Purépecha Indians - Social life and customs | |
| Indians of Mexico - Mexico - Tzintzuntzan - Social life and customs | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Tzintzuntzan (Mexico) Social life and customs |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Studying Fiestas and Social Control -- 2. The Social Context of Tzintzuntzan Fiestas -- 3. Fiesta Organization -- 4. Contract and Exchange -- 5. Tourism and the State -- 6. Pyrotechnics and Politics -- 7. Social Control Through Dance -- 8. A Christmas Morality Play -- 9. Fiestas and the Social Order -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Demonstrates how the annual fiesta cycle reflects political dependency of local communities on the nation-state, helps maintain formal authority, and perpetuates behavioral norms and social values. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Power and persuasion |
| ISBN: | 0-585-31271-0 |
| 0-8122-9249-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812829103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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