Rebel Mexico : Student Unrest and Authoritarian Political Culture During the Long Sixties

Winner of the 2014 Mexican Book Prize In the middle of the twentieth century, a growing tide of student activism in Mexico reached a level that could not be ignored, culminating with the 1968 movement. This book traces the rise, growth, and consequences of Mexico's "student problem" during the long sixties (1956-1971). Historian Jaime M. Pensado closely analyzes student politics and youth culture during this period, as well as reactions to them on the part of competing actors. Examining student unrest and youthful militancy in the forms of sponsored student thuggery (porrismo), provocation, clientelism (charrismo estudiantil), and fun (relajo), Pensado offers insight into larger issues of state formation and resistance. He draws particular attention to the shifting notions of youth in Cold War Mexico and details the impact of the Cuban Revolution in Mexico's universities. In doing so, Pensado demonstrates the ways in which deviating authorities-inside and outside the government-responded differently to student unrest, and provides a compelling explanation for the longevity of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional Pensado Traces 'the Rise' Of Mexico's 'student Problem' In The Context Of The Long - And Global - Sixties (1956-c.1971). It Is The First Study To See The University As A Physical Space And A Way Of Life That Became A Crucial Point For The Transformation Of Political And Cultural Values, With Key Ramifications For The Country As A Whole. Part I. Prelude To The Sixties : Youth Unrest And Resistance To Postwar National Identity. Conflicting Interpretations Of Mexico's Economic Miracle -- Fun And Politics In Postwar Mexico -- Part Ii. The Rise Of Mexico's Student Problem And The Consolidation Of Charrismo Estudiantil In The Early Sixties. ¿manos Extrañas? : The 1956 Student Protest And The Crisis Of Authority -- The Reestablishment Of Authority -- The 1958 Student Movement And The Origins Of Mexico's New Left -- Student Unrest And Response In The Aftermath Of The Cuban Revolution -- Part Iii. Contested Notions Of Revolution. No More Fun And Games: From Porristas To Porros -- Conservative Mexican Exceptionalism : Body Politics And The Wound Of '68. Jaime M. Pensado. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book examines the development, rise, and consequences of student activism in Mexico during the period of 1956-1971 This book traces the rise, growth, and reactions to Mexico's "student problem" during the long sixties.