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The romance of democracy : compliant defiance in contemporary Mexico /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gutmann, Matthew C., 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxx, 289 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1597348767
9781597348768
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9780585468334
9780520936638
0520936639
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9781282762756
9786612762758
6612762756