Deep Mexico, Silent Mexico: An Anthropology of Nationalism (Public Worlds Series, Volume 9)

In Mexico, as elsewhere, the national space, that network of places where the people interact with state institutions, is constantly changing. How it does so, how it develops, is a historical process-a process that Claudio Lomnitz exposes, explores, and theorizes in this book, which develops a distinct view of the cultural politics of nation-making in Mexico. Lomnitz highlights the varied, evolving, and often conflicting efforts that have been made by Mexicans over the past two centuries to imagine, organize, represent, and know their country, its relations with the wider world, and its internal differences and inequalities. Firmly based on particulars and committed to the specificity of such theorizing, this book also has broad implications for how a theoretically informed history can and should be done. A historical and theoretical exploration of Mexican national space by way of an analysis of nationalism, the public sphere, and knowledge production, Deep Mexico, Silent Mexico brings an original perspective to the dynamics of national cultural production on the periphery. Its blending of theoretical innovation, historical inquiry, and critical engagement provides a new model for the writing of history and anthropology in contemporary Mexico and beyond. Claudio Lomnitz is professor of history and anthropology at the University of Chicago. Public Worlds Series, volume 9 page 1 1 page 2 1 page 3 2 page 4 3 page 5 4 page 6 5 page 7 6 page 8 7 page 9 8 page 10 9 page 11 10 page 12 11 page 13 12 page 14 13 page 15 14 page 16 15 page 17 16 page 18 17 page 19 18 page 20 19 page 21 20 page 22 21 page 23 22 page 24 23 page 25 24 page 26 25 page 27 26 page 28 27 page 29 28 page 30 29 page 31 30 page 32 31 page 33 32 page 34 33 page 35 34 page 36 35 page 37 36 page 38 37 page 39 38 page 40 39 page 41 40 page 42 41 page 43 42 page 44 43 page 45 44 page 46 45 page 47 46 page 48 47 page 49 48 page 50 49 page 51 50 page 52 51 page 53 52 page 54 53 page 55 54 page 56 55 page 57 56 page 58 57 page 59 58 page 60 59 page 61 60 page 62 61 page 63 62 page 64 63 page 65 64 page 66 65 page 67 1 page 68 68 page 69 69 page 70 70 page 71 71 page 72 72 page 73 73 page 74 74 page 75 75 page 76 76 page 77 77 page 78 78 page 79 79 page 80 80 page 81 81 page 82 82 page 83 83 page 84 84 page 85 85 page 86 86 page 87 87 page 88 88 page 89 89 page 90 90 page 91 91 page 92 92 page 93 93 page 94 94 page 95 95 page 96 96 page 97 97 page 98 98 page 99 99 page 100 100 page 101 101 page 102 102 page 103 103 page 104 104 page 105 105 page 106 106 page 107 107 page 108 108 page 109 109 page 110 110 page 111 111 page 112 112 page 113 113 page 114 114 page 115 115 page 116 116 page 117 117 page 118 118 page 119 119 page 120 120 page 121 121 page 122 122 page 123 123 page 124 124 page 125 125 page 126 126 page 127 127 page 128 128 page 129 129 page 130 130 page 131 131 page 132 132 page 133 133 page 134 134 page 135 135 page 136 136 page 137 137 page 138 138 page 139 139 page 140 140 page 141 141 page 142 142 page 143 143 page 144 144 page 145 145 page 146 146 page 147 147 page 148 148 page 149 149 page 150 150 page 151 151 page 152 152 page 153 153 page 154 154 page 155 155 page 156 156 page 157 157 page 158 158 page 159 159 page 160 160 page 161 161 page 162 162 page 163 163 page 164 164 page 165 165 page 166 166 page 167 167 page 168 168 page 169 169 page 170 170 page 171 171 page 172 172 page 173 173 page 174 174 page 175 175 page 176 176 page 177 177 page 178 178 page 179 179 page 180 180 page 181 181 page 182 182 page 183 183 page 184 184 page 185 185 page 186 186 page 187 187 page 188 188 page 189 189 Pt. I. Making The Nation. 1. Nationalism As A Practical System: Benedict Anderson's Theory Of Nationalism From The Vantage Point Of Spanish America. 2. Communitarian Ideologies And Nationalism. 3. Modes Of Mexican Citizenship. 4. Passion And Banality In Mexican History: The Presidential Persona. 5. Fissures In Contemporary Mexican Nationalism -- Pt. Ii. Geographies Of The Public Sphere. 6. Nationalism's Dirty Linen: Contact Zones And The Topography Of National Identity. 7. Ritual, Rumor, And Corruption In The Formation Of Mexican Polities. 8. Center, Periphery, And The Connections Between Nationalism And Local Discourses Of Distinction -- Pt. Iii. Knowing The Nation. Claudio Lomnitz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 317-333) And Index.