AViva MZxico! AViva la Independencia! : Celebrations of September 16
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Latin American Silhouettes
ISBN-10
084202915X
ISBN-13
9780842029155
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
Imprint
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2000
Print length
261 Pages
Weight
484 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.80 x 2.20 cms
Ksh 7,550.00
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Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education.
¡Viva México! ¡Viva la Independencia! Celebrations of September 16 examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. The editors examine how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education, sketching on the canvas of the public sphere national values, glorifying specific historical events and individuals, and celebrating government plans and achievements. Since 1823, this festival has served as an essential contribution to the conversion of Mexicans to common ideals, as people across the country express their national identity with the cry, ''¡Viva México! ¡Viva la Independencia!''
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