Rituals of Rule, Rituals of Resistance
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Rituals of Rule, Rituals of Resistance

Public Celebrations and Popular Culture in Mexico

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eBook - ePub

Rituals of Rule, Rituals of Resistance

Public Celebrations and Popular Culture in Mexico

About this book

This book presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. Leading scholars from the Americas and Great Britain discuss aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century to the present. The vast range of Mexican expression is examined, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Filling a need that becomes ever more pressing, this volume provides fresh insights.

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Yes, you can access Rituals of Rule, Rituals of Resistance by William H. Beezley,Cheryl E. Martin,William E. French in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Latin American & Caribbean History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Introduction: Constructing Consent, Inciting Conflict
  8. 1 - Giants and Gypsies: Corpus Christi in Colonial Mexico City
  9. 2 - Lewd Songs and Dances from the Streets of Eighteenth-Century New Spain
  10. 3 - The Working Poor and the Eighteenth-Century Colonial State: Gender, Public Order, and Work Discipline
  11. 4 - A World of Images: Cult, Ritual, and Society in Colonial Mexico City
  12. 5 - Public Celebrations, Popular Culture, and Labor Discipline in Eighteenth-Century Chihuahua
  13. 6 - Policia y Buen Gobierno: Municipal Efforts to Regulate Public Behavior, 1821–1857
  14. 7 - Streetwise History: The Paseo de la Reforma and the Porfirian State, 1876–1910
  15. 8 - Proletarians, Politicos, and Patriarchs: The Use and Abuse of Cultural Customs in the Early Industrialization of Mexico City, 1880–1910
  16. 9 - The Porfirian Smart Set Anticipates Thorstein Veblen in Guadalajara
  17. 10 - Progreso Forzado: Workers and the Inculcation of the Capitalist Work Ethic in the Parral Mining District
  18. 11 - The Construction of the Patriotic Festival in Tecamachalco, Puebla, 1900—1946
  19. 12 - Popular Reactions to the Educational Reforms of Cardenismo
  20. 13 - Burning Saints, Molding Minds: Iconoclasm, Civic Ritual, and the Failed Cultural Revolution
  21. 14 - Misiones Culturales, Teatro Conasupo, and Teatro Comunidad: The Evolution of Rural Theater
  22. 15 - The Ceremonial and Political Roles of Village Bands, 1846-1974
  23. Conclusion: The State as Vampire— Hegemonic Projects, Public Ritual, and Popular Culture in Mexico, 1600–1990
  24. Latin American Silhouettes - Studies in History and Culture