An edition of Riots in the cities (1996)

Riots in the cities

popular politics and the urban poor in Latin America, 1765-1910

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An edition of Riots in the cities (1996)

Riots in the cities

popular politics and the urban poor in Latin America, 1765-1910

The goal of Riots in the Cities, editors Silvia Marina Arrom and Servando Ortoll contend, is to encourage Latin Americanists to rethink standard notions of urban politics before the populist era. The actual political power wielded by underprivileged city dwellers before the twentieth century has either received little scholarly attention or has been downplayed. Researchers often described urban inhabitants as having little influence both over their lives and on the politics of their day.

The elite, on the other hand, was perceived as having firm control over the political process.

The seven essays in this reader analyze urban riots that broke out in major population centers in Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia between 1765 and 1910. Inspired by the works of Eric Hobsbawm and George Rude, the authors find that the participants in these riots were far from irrational. The crowds responded to specific social provocation and attacked property rather than people. When taken together, these essays challenge the notion that prior to 1910 power was strictly in the hands of the elite.

Lower-class city residents, too, held strong opinions and acted on their convictions. Most important, their voices were not unheeded by those officials who implemented social policies.

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English
Pages
248

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Cover of: Riots in the Cities
Riots in the Cities: Popular Politics and the Urban Poor in Latin America 1765-1910
1996, Ebsco Publishing
in English
Cover of: Riots in the cities
Riots in the cities: popular politics and the urban poor in Latin America, 1765-1910
1996, Scholarly Resources
in English
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Riots in the Cities: Popular Politics and the Urban Poor in Latin America, 1765-1910
1996, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-342) and index.

Published in
Wilmington, Del
Series
Latin American silhouettes

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
303.6/23/098
Library of Congress
HV6485.L29 R56 1996, HV6485.L29R56 1996, HV6485.L29, HV6485.L29 R56 1996eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 248 p. :
Number of pages
248

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL793312M
Internet Archive
riotsincitiespop0000unse
ISBN 10
0842025804, 0842025812
LCCN
95025920, 2021678421
OCLC/WorldCat
1253440377, 45733218, 33403792
Library Thing
1975491
Goodreads
2337274

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