The romance of democracy : compliant defiance in contemporary Mexico / Matthew C. Gutmann.
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 pro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxx, 289 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1597348767 9781597348768 0585468338 9780585468334 9780520936638 0520936639 1282762753 9781282762756 9786612762758 6612762756 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |