Power and Persuasion : Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico /
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.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
1988.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Frontmatter
- 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