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Conflict, domination, violence-in this wide-ranging, briskly narrated volume from acclaimed Mexican historian Carlos Illades, these three phenomena register the pulse of a diverse, but inequitable and discriminatory, social order. Drawing on rich and varied historical sources, Illades guides the reader through seven signal episodes in Mexican social history, from rebellions under Porfirio Díaz's dictatorship to the cycles of violence that have plagued the country's deep south to the recent emergence of neo-anarchist movements. Taken together, they comprise a mosaic history of power and resistance, with artisans, rural communities, revolutionaries, students, and ordinary people confronting the forces of domination and transforming Mexican society.
List of contents
Spanish Terms Used in This Book
List of Organizations
List of Figures, Illustrations and Tables
Preface
Chapter 1. The Historiography of Social Movements
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hapter 2. The Organization and Collective Action of Craftsmen
Chapter 3. The 'Pueblos Unidos' Rebellion
Chapter 4. Revolution and Xenophobia
Chapter 5. The Circle of Violence
Chapter 6. Taking the Streets
Chapter 7. Violence and Public Protest
Chapter 8. The Autumn of Discontent
Sources and Bibliography
Index
About the author
Carlos Illades is a distinguished professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and has been a visiting fellow at Harvard, Columbia, Universitat Jaume I, and other institutions. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, chair member of the Mexican Academy of History, and is a Level 3 (Top-tier) National Researcher. His books include Estado de guerra. De la guerra sucia a la narcoguerra (2014, with Teresa Santiago) and El futuro es nuestro. Historia de la izquierda en México (2018).
