Agrotropolis : youth, street, and nation in the new urban Guatemala /

"In this comprehensive book, historian J.T. Way examines and traces the developments of Guatemalan urbanization and youth culture since 1983. In case studies that bring together political economy, popular music, and everyday life, Way explores the rise of urban space in towns seen as quintessen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Way, John T. (John Thomas), 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Urbanization > Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Youth > Guatemala > Social conditions > 20th century.
Economic development > Social aspects > Guatemala > 20th century.
Urbanisation > Guatemala > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Latin America > Central America.
Economic development > Social aspects
Urbanization
Youth > Social conditions
Guatemala
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "power's destiny" : political economy and popular culture to 1986
  • "Americamorfosis" : identities and urbanization, 1987-1993
  • "Not fish, not iguana" : organized bands and agro-urbanization, 1994-1998
  • "If only you could live here" : the emergence of La KY, 1999-2004
  • "In the jaws of these gray cities" : strategic territorial interventions, 2005-2012
  • Conclusion "mi país" : agrotropolis at 13 baktun.

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