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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.
Price: $29.95
Pages: 224
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Date:
01 January 1988
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780812212532
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Anthropology
"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."
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
One. 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 Order
Glossary
Bibliography
Index