Rebel Mexico : student unrest and authoritarian political culture during the long sixties / Jaime M. Pensado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pensado, Jaime M., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students--Political activity--Mexico--History--20th century.

Students.

Student movements--Mexico--History--20th century.

Student movements.

Political culture--Mexico--History--20th century.

Political culture.

Mexico--Politics and government--1946-1970.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the middle of the twentieth century, a growing tide of student activism in Mexico reached a level that could not be ignored, culminating with the 1968 movement. This book traces the rise, growth, and consequences of Mexico's ""student problem"" during the long sixties (1956-1971). Historian Jaime M. Pensado closely analyzes student politics and youth culture during this period, as well as reactions to them on the part of competing actors. Examining student unrest and youthful militancy in the forms of sponsored student thuggery (porrismo), provocation, clientelism (charrismo

Contents:

Contents; Key Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Prelude to the Sixties: Youth Unrest and Resistance to Postwar "National Identity"; 1. Conflicting Interpretations of Mexico's "Economic Miracle"; 2. Fun and Politics in Postwar Mexico; Part II. The Rise of Mexico's "Student Problem" and the Consolidation of "Charrismo Estudiantil" in the Early Sixties; 3. "¿Manos Extrañas?": The 1956 Student Protest and the "Crisis" of Authority; 4. The Re-establishment of Authority; 5. The 1958 Student Movement and the Origins of Mexico's New Left

Part III. Student Unrest and Response in the Aftermath of the Cuban Revolution6. Contested Notions of Revolution; 7. "No More Fun and Games": From Porristas to Porros; 8. Conservative Mexican Exceptionalism: Body Politics and the "Wound" of '68; Conclusion: The End of an Era; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804787291

0804787298

OCLC:

849246469