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Power and persuasion : fiestas and social control in rural Mexico / Stanley Brandes.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brandes, Stanley H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Festivals--Mexico--Tzintzuntzan.
- Festivals.
- Social control--Case studies.
- Social control.
- Purépecha Indians--Social life and customs.
- Purépecha Indians.
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Tzintzuntzan--Social life and customs.
- Indians of Mexico.
- Tzintzuntzan (Mexico)--Social life and customs.
- Tzintzuntzan (Mexico).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780585312712
- 0585312710
- 9780812292497
- 0812292499
- OCLC:
- 45730837
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