Description
Book SynopsisThis ethnography describes the transformation of the Mexican aristocracy from the onset of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, when the aristocracy was unquestionably Mexico’s highest-ranking social class, until the end of the twentieth century, when it had
Trade ReviewProviding ample details about the Mexican aristocracy, Nutini raises intriguing questions about the nature of social class by highlighting the aristocracy's shifting place within Mexico's superordinate social stratum. * Journal of Anthropological Research *
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Demographic Composition and Contextual Definition of the Aristocracy
- Chapter 2. The Relationship of Class and Ethnicity: Somatic and Racial Considerations
- Chapter 3. The Realization of Expression in the Ethnographic Context
- Chapter 4. The Organization of Urban Living: Settlement, Residence, and the Household
- Chapter 5. Economy, Material Culture, and Political Participation
- Chapter 6. Religion: Ideology, Worship, and the Ritual-Ceremonial Complex
- Chapter 7. Social Organization: The Configuration and Interrelationship of Kinship Units and Institutions
- Chapter 8. Internal Stratification and Organization of the Group
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Glossaries
- Bibliography
