Introduction : the cultural politics of the Mexican revolution -- Revolutionary cultural policy : the Secretaría de Educación Pública -- Translating cultural policy : the mobilization of federal teachers in Puebla and Sonora -- "On the blackboard, no cow ever died" : campesino duels with schools in revolutionary Tecamachalco -- "Good day, pistol! Where are you taking that teacher?" : socialist education in Zacapoaxtla -- "Educated by bullets" : the yaquis of Sonora, the Mexican school, and the Mexican state -- Weaving fantasies of modernity, eating "tortillas filled with faith" : the cultural politics of schooling in a Sonoran immigrant society -- Conclusion : the school, hegemony, and civil society
Summary
"Innovative study of the cultural legacy of the Mexican Revolution, using the story of rural schools. Focuses on Puebla and Sonora and the attempt by the central government to implement socialist education and to advance its nationalist agenda. Stresses the importance of negotiation among national and local leaders, teachers and peasants"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-252) and index
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