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Conflict, Domination, and Violence: Episodes in Mexican Social History
Carlos Illades
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Description for Conflict, Domination, and Violence: Episodes in Mexican Social History
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Conflict, Domination, Violence-in this wide-ranging, briskly narrated volume from acclaimed Mexican historian Carlos Illades, these three phenomena register the pulse of a diverse, but inequitable and discriminatory, social order. Drawing on rich and varied historical sources, Illades guides the reader through seven signal episodes in Mexican social history, from rebellions under Porfirio Diaz's dictatorship to the cycles of violence that have plagued the country's deep south to the recent emergence of neo-anarchist movements. Taken together, they comprise a mosaic history of power and resistance, with artisans, rural communities, revolutionaries, students, and ordinary people confronting the forces of domination and transforming ... Read more
Conflict, Domination, Violence-in this wide-ranging, briskly narrated volume from acclaimed Mexican historian Carlos Illades, these three phenomena register the pulse of a diverse, but inequitable and discriminatory, social order. Drawing on rich and varied historical sources, Illades guides the reader through seven signal episodes in Mexican social history, from rebellions under Porfirio Diaz's dictatorship to the cycles of violence that have plagued the country's deep south to the recent emergence of neo-anarchist movements. Taken together, they comprise a mosaic history of power and resistance, with artisans, rural communities, revolutionaries, students, and ordinary people confronting the forces of domination and transforming ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Latin American and Spanish History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785335303
SKU
V9781785335303
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About Carlos Illades
Carlos Illades is a professor and researcher at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and has been a visiting fellow at Harvard, Columbia, Universitat Jaume I, and other institutions. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and is a Level 3 (Top-tier) National Researcher. His books include Estado de guerra. De la guerra sucia a la ... Read more
Reviews for Conflict, Domination, and Violence: Episodes in Mexican Social History
As one of the preeminent Mexican historians of his generation, Carlos Illades is uniquely able to provide a long-term perspective on themes of great contemporary relevance. This long-awaited translation of his work into English demonstrates his expertise on a range of historical topics, making a vital contribution to Mexican historiography.
Pablo Piccato, Columbia University
Pablo Piccato, Columbia University