The Romance of Democracy: Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico

Matthew C. Gutmann

Published by University of California Press 2002

The Romance of Democracy

Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico

Matthew C. Gutmann

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520936638

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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 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.

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Gutmann Matthew C. :

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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface: Provoking Ten Burros and a Genius Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
1. Compliant Defiance in Colonia Santo Domingo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Children of (Oscar) Lewis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. 1968—The Massacre at Tlatelolco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4. For Whom the Taco Bells Toll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5. Crossing Borders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
6. Rituals of Resistance, or, Diminished Expectations after Socialism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
7. Chiapas and Mexican Blood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
8. Engendering Popular Political Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
9. UNAM Strike Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
10. Political Fantasies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 318

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Published: October 23, 2002
ISBN: 9780520936638