The Romance of Democracy
Subtitle: Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: October 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780520220997
Subjects: American studies; Ethnography; Political structures: democracy; Working class; Political Science; Democracy; Politics / Current Events; Public opinion; Politics/International Relations; Mexico; Political activity; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Social Science / Anthropology / General; CoyoacÃ¢an; Attitudes; Coyoacan; Coyoacâan
Description: An insider perspective on contemporary Mexico, this text examines the meaning of democracy in the lives of working-class residents in Mexico City in 2002. It provides a detailed, bottom-up exploration of what men and women think about national and neighbourhood democracy.