Research Catalog

Title

Mexican social movements and the transition to democracy / John Stolle-McAllister.

Author

Stolle-McAllister, John.

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2005.

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Description

vii, 279 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This work focuses on how, in a time of generalized political change in Mexico, activists blended local, national and transnational discourses of identity and social change to produce the victory. Important symbolic and organizational networks within Tepoztlan that took part in the conflict are examined, as well as the role of global influences on the community's everyday life, and the ways in which the movement contributed to the evolution of a more democratic culture. Parallels in the more recent movement in Atenco against the construction of Mexico City's new international airport are analyzed."--Jacket.

Subject

• Social movements > Tepoztlán
• Social conflict > Tepoztlán
• Golf courses > Tepoztlán
• Democracy > Tepoztlán
• Economic development > Social aspects > Tepoztlán
• Tepoztlán (Mexico) > Social conditions
• Tepoztlán (Mexico) > Politics and government

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.

Contents

Introduction: social movements and the political transition -- Tepoztlán's "no al golf" -- Uses and customs: local construction of political actors -- Embodying the global in the local: environmentalism and human rights -- Toward a democratic political culture: public spheres and activist networks -- Atenco: the struggle continues.

ISBN

0786419997 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004022961^^

OCLC

56617154

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Harvard Library