Knowing History in Mexico: An Ethnography of Citizenship

by Trevor Stack

What is history? And why do people value it? Basing his inquiry on fieldwork near Guadalajara in west Mexico, anthropologist Trevor Stack focuses on one reason for which people commonly value history--knowing history is said to make for better citens, which helps to explain why history is taught at schools worldwide and history questions are included in citizenship tests. Stack combines his Mexican fieldwork with his personal experience of history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826352537
• ISBN13: 9780826352538
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"