Funerals, Festivals, and Cultural Politics in Porfirian Mexico
". . .an impressively rich work, which convincingly demonstrates how highly significant and contested funeral rituals can be in transitional times and how they may becomea space for the projection of national agendas, religious meanings, and the negotiation between tradition and modernity."Western Folklore". . .a fascinating read. . ."Journal of Latin American Studies"Esposito's study is a valuable addition to the recent scholarship on the Díaz regime."The Americas". . .with its fascinating detail, lively narrative, sharp analysis and historiographical significance, Esposito's book is an engaging and important study of political culture in the Porfiriato."Bulletin of Latin American Research