Rituals of Rule, Rituals of Resistance

Public Celebrations and Popular Culture in Mexico
Herausgeber: Beezley, William H; French, William E; Martin, Cheryl E

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In fifteen essays, leading scholars from the Americas and Great Britain discuss the most telling aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the sixteenth century to the present. The vast range of Mexican expression is examined, including lewd songs and dances, fiestas, stone murals, Corpus Christi celebrations, brass bands, and folk theater. Filling a need that becomes ever more pressing, this timely volume will provide fresh insights for readers interested in cultural history, Latin America, anthropology, and other areas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780842024174
• ISBN-10: 0842024174
• Artikelnr.: 21773009

Autorenporträt

Edited by William H. Beezley; Cheryl E. Martin and William E. French

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Constructing Consent
Inciting Conflict Chapter 2 Giants and Gypsies: Corpus Christi in Colonial Mexico City Chapter 3 Lewd Songs and Dances from the Streets of Eighteenth-Century New Spain Chapter 4 The Working Poor and the Eighteenth-Century Colonial State: Gender
Public Order
and Work Discipline Chapter 5 A World of Images: Cult
Ritual
and Society in Colonial Mexico City Chapter 6 Public Celebrations
Popular Culture
and labor Discipline in Eighteenth-Century Chihuahua Chapter 7 Policia y Buen Gobierno: Municipal Efforts to Regulate Public Behavior
1821-1857 Chapter 8 Streetwise History: The Paseo de la Reforma and the Porfirian State
1876-1910 Chapter 9 Proletarians
Politicos
and Patriarchs: The Use and Abuse of Cultural Customs in the Early Industrialization of Mexico City
1880-1910 Chapter 10 The Porfirian Smart Set Anticipates Thorstein Veblen in Guadalajara Chapter 11 Progreso Forzado: Workers and the Inculcation of the Capitalist Work Ethic in the Parral Mining District Chapter 12 The Construction of the Patriotic Festival in Tecamachalco
Puebla
1900-1946 Chapter 13 Popular Reactions to the Educational Reforms of Cardenismo Chapter 14 Burning Saints
Molding Minds: Iconoclasm
Civic Ritual
and the Failed Cultural Revolution Chapter 15 Misiones Culturales
Teatro Conasupo
and Teatro Comunidad: the Evolution of Rural Theater Chapter 16 The Ceremonial and Political Roles of Village Bands
1846-1974 Chapter 17 Conclusion: The State as Vampire-Hegemonic Projects
Public Ritual
and Popular Culture in Mexico
1600-1990