Power and Persuasion: Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico
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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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.
Illustrations AcknowledgmentsOne. Studying Fiestas and Social Control Two. The Social Context of Tzintzuntzan Fiestas Three. Fiesta Organization Four. Contract and Exchange Five. Tourism and the State Six. Pyrotechnics and Politics Seven. Social Control through Dance Eight. A Christmas Morality Play Nine. Fiestas and the Social OrderGlossary Bibliography Index
\ From the Publisher"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\ \ \
