Power and Persuasion: Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico

Stanley Brandes

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1988

Power and Persuasion

Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico

Stanley Brandes

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812292497

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Demonstrates how the annual fiesta cycle reflects political dependency of local communities on the nation-state, helps maintain formal authority, and perpetuates behavioral norms and social values.

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"Brandes has managed to combine splendid ethnography with convincing theoretical analysis. . . . A significant contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of the Mexican fiesta. . . . A classic."—American Anthropologist

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. Studying Fiestas and Social Control Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Social Context of Tzintzuntzan Fiestas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
3. Fiesta Organization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
4. Contract and Exchange Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
5. Tourism and the State Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
6. Pyrotechnics and Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
7. Social Control Through Dance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
8. A Christmas Morality Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
9. Fiestas and the Social Order Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 15 illus.
Keywords: Anthropology; Folklore; Linguistics

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Published: March 17, 2015
ISBN: 9780812292497