book chapter

Contemporary Mexico: from hacienda to PRI, political leadership in a Zapotec village

caciques: oligarchical politics and the system of caciquismo in the Luso-Hispanic world • Albuquerque • Published In 1973 • Pages: 119-134, 183-185

By: Ugalde, Antonio.

Abstract
The purpose of this study is 'to present some field findings about the process of change and transformation of political leadership in a Mexican village and its present leadership structure' (p. 120). Ugalde outlines the cargo system of the municipio Díaz Ordaz, sketching some of the changes that have occurred in the system during the twentieth century. He also discusses the changing local power structure in terms of caciques and political bosses. He suggests that caciquismo has been transformed by the post-revolutionary government so that access to local power is now channeled through the national structures of government and political party (the PRI) rather than being based on local strong-arm tactics. Footnotes will be found in OCM 113, pp. 183-185.
Subjects
Towns
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Congregations
Political parties
Sociocultural trends
Ingroup antagonisms
culture
Zapotec
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1980: John Beierle; 2007
Field Date
1965
Coverage Date
1900-1970
Coverage Place
Town of Diaz Ordaz, Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Antonio Ugalde
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
72086820
LCSH
Zapotec Indians