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Like the United States, Mexico is a country of profound cultural differences. In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution (1910-20), these differences became the subject of intense government attention as the Republic of Mexico developed ambitious social and educational policies designed to integrate its multitude of ethnic cultures into a national community of democratic citizens. To the north, Americans were beginning to confront their own legacy of racial injustice, embarking on the path that, three decades later, led to the destruction of Jim Crow. Backroads Pragmatists is the first book to show the transnational cross-fertilization between these two movements. In molding Mexico's ambitio...
"Serious attempt, with some theoretical grounding, to analyze the role of municipal elections in Mexican politics. Focuses specifically on Guerrero and Michoacán where elections have been hotly contested since 1988. Describes the consequences of violence before, during, and after these contests"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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"One of the best analyses of the 1991 Mexican congressional elections. The editor, one of the country's leading election analysts, places local contests within the larger setting of national politics. Includes detailed essays on 16 states and valuable state and national election data"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
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