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Power and Persuasion: Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico
Power and Persuasion Fiestas and Social Control in Rural Mexico
Author: Stanley Brandes
In "Power and Persuasion" Stanley Brandes 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. The main focus of Brandes's analysis is Tzintzuntan, in rural Mexico. Two primary mechanisms serve to maint...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812212532
ISBN-10: 0812212533
Publication Date: 1/19/1988
Pages: 228
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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Type: Paperback
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