The romance of democracy : compliant defiance in contemporary Mexico / Matthew C. Gutmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutmann, Matthew C., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Mexico--Coyoacán--Public opinion.

Democracy.

Working class--Political activity--Mexico--Coyoacán.

Working class.

Working class--Political activity.

Public opinion.

Mexico--Coyoacán (Mexico City).

Working class--Mexico--Coyoacán--Attitudes.

Public opinion--Mexico--Coyoacán.

Mexico--Politics and government--1988-.

Mexico.

Politics and government.

Santo Domingo de los Reyes (Mexico City, Mexico).

Mexico City--Politics and government--1988-.

Local Subjects:

Mexico City--Politics and government--1988-.

Physical Description:

xxx, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2002]

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 field-work 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.

Contents:

1. Compliant Defiance in Colonia Santo Domingo 1

2. The Children of (Oscar) Lewis 26

3. 1968

The Massacre at Tlatelolco 61

4. For Whom the Taco Bells Toll 73

5. Crossing Borders 97

6. Rituals of Resistance, or, Diminished Expectations after Socialism 109

7. Chiapas and Mexican Blood 143

8. Engendering Popular Political Culture 158

9. UNAM Strike 192

10. Political Fantasies 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0520220994

0520235282

OCLC:

48494088