The Romance of Democracy: Complaint Defiance in Contemporary Mexico

by Matthew C. Gutmann

Book Overview

The Romance of Democracy gives a unique insider perspective on contemporary Mexico by examining the meaning of democracy in the lives of working-class residents in Mexico City today. A highly absorbing and vividly detailed ethnographic study of popular politics and official subjugation, the book provides a detailed, bottom-up exploration of what men and women think about national and neighborhood democracy, what their dreams are for a better society,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520235282
• ISBN13: 9780520235281
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"