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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.
List of contents
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
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Edited by William H. Beezley; Cheryl E. Martin and William E. French
Summary
Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater.
