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Strength in Unity : Christian Base Communities and the Urban Popular Movement in Guadalajara, 1965-1994 / Brad H. Wright.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wright, Brad H., 1978- Author.
Contributor:
Project Muse
Series:
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Urban poor--Mexico--Guadalajara--History--20th century.
Urban poor.
Basic Christian communities--Mexico--Guadalajara--History--20th century.
Basic Christian communities.
Women volunteers in social service--Mexico--Guadalajara--History--20th century.
Women volunteers in social service.
Women in community organization--Mexico--Guadalajara--History--20th century.
Women in community organization.
Women in church work--Mexico--Guadalajara--History--20th century.
Women in church work.
Social movements--Mexico--Guadalajara--History--20th century.
Social movements.
Guadalajara (Mexico)--Social conditions--20th century.
Guadalajara (Mexico).
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Manufacture:
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 0000
Place of Publication:
Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2026.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: A History of Social Movements and Everyday Life in Urban Mexico
Chapter 1. Developing the "Ideal City" and "Conquering Space" on the Urban Peripheries
Chapter 2. Rural Migration and Constructing Community in the City, 1960-1979
Chapter 3. Puras Mujeres: Women's Leadership in Santa Cecilia Base Communities, 1968-1985
Chapter 4. Barrio del Perdón: Lucha in a Liberationist Parish, 1969-1994
Chapter 5. Santa Margarita, Fascist Jalisco, and Coalition Building, 1971-1996
Chapter 6. Popular Education and Independent Organizing in Times of Crisis, 1980-1994
Epilogue: Remembering Lucha Popular in the City Where Nothing Ever Happens
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Figures
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780817395995
0817395997
Publisher Number:
40033294579
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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