Plaza of Sacrifices: Gender, Power, and Terror in 1968 Mexico

by Elaine Carey

Book Overview

The government-sanctioned killing of student protesters in Mexico City on October 2, 1968, continues to haunt the city and the nation. Elaine Carey's Plaza of Sacrifices is the first English-language book-length study to situate this watershed event in an analytic framework. She provides a gendered analysis of the protest movement that culminated in the killing of as many as 700 students (estimates are still disputed) and looks at the movement's ongoing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826335454
• ISBN13: 9780826335456
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

One Sided

The author did an outstanding job presenting the student's side. However, she didn't offer enough insight into the other side. Perhaps the Mexican executive branch couldn't promise to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the initial police brutality. While writing a paper on "The 1968 Mexican Student Movement" for a graduate class I came across a more balenced account from Donald J. Mabry of Misissippi State University.