Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Stolle-McAllister, John.

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2005.

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Details

Description

vii, 279 pages : illustrations; 23 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.

Alternative Title

Mexican social movements

Subject

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

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
• 9780786419999

LCCN

2004022961

OCLC

• ocm56617154
• 56617154
• SCSB-8973633

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library