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Dictablanda: Politics, Work, and Culture in Mexico, 1938–1968
Paul
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Description for Dictablanda: Politics, Work, and Culture in Mexico, 1938–1968
Hardback. In 1910 Mexicans rebelled against an imperfect dictatorship; after 1940 they ended up with what some called the perfect dictatorship. This book brings together historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and political scientists to offer a radical new understanding of the emergence and persistence of the modern Mexican state. Editor(s): Gillingham, Paul; Smith, Benjamin T. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 464 pages, 6 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 744.
In 1910 Mexicans rebelled against an imperfect dictatorship; after 1940 they ended up with what some called the perfect dictatorship. A single party ruled Mexico for over seventy years, holding elections and talking about revolution while overseeing one of the world's most inequitable economies. The contributors to this groundbreaking collection revise earlier interpretations, arguing that state power was not based exclusively on hegemony, corporatism, or violence. Force was real, but it was also exercised by the ruled. It went hand-in-hand with consent, produced by resource regulation, political pragmatism, local autonomies and a popular veto. The result was a dictablanda: a ... Read more
In 1910 Mexicans rebelled against an imperfect dictatorship; after 1940 they ended up with what some called the perfect dictatorship. A single party ruled Mexico for over seventy years, holding elections and talking about revolution while overseeing one of the world's most inequitable economies. The contributors to this groundbreaking collection revise earlier interpretations, arguing that state power was not based exclusively on hegemony, corporatism, or violence. Force was real, but it was also exercised by the ruled. It went hand-in-hand with consent, produced by resource regulation, political pragmatism, local autonomies and a popular veto. The result was a dictablanda: a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
Series
American Encounters/Global Interactions
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822356318
SKU
V9780822356318
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About Paul
Paul Gillingham is a Lecturer in Latin American History at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Cuauhtémoc’s Bones: Forging National Identity in Modern Mexico. Benjamin T. Smith is Associate Professor of Latin American History at the University of Warwick. He is author of Pistoleros and Popular Movements: The Politics of State Formation in Postrevolutionary Oaxaca.
Reviews for Dictablanda: Politics, Work, and Culture in Mexico, 1938–1968
“[A]n invaluable resource for any nonspecialist seeking a rigorous and in-depth consideration of the topic. . . . A necessary addition to any respectable collection on Latin American history or 20th-century politics. . . . Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above.”
J. M. Rosenthal
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“This timely edited volume explores how the country that launched the first social ... Read more
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