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Data for an analysis of a successful housing movement in downtown Mexico City was obtained from fieldwork in 1967/68 & 1971/72, as well as follow-up work in both 1987 & 1997. Research included 65 in-depth interviews with local community/political leaders, formal interviews with 100 residents, numerous informal conversations, observation of group meetings, & perusal of numerous documents. Conceptual understandings of the dynamics of popular protests are discussed to develop a framework for identifying conditions under which movements initiated by people with few material or political resources may be successful. The case history of the inner-city slum area called 'El Centro' describes poorly serviced, dilapidated housing owned by absentee landlords who hoped to drive out residents in order to develop their properties. Destruction of much of the housing in a 1985 earthquake served as an impetus to move local resistance from efforts to defend their rights as tenants, to demands for the government to expropriate the property & build new housing. The political & material consequences of the successful mobilization are discussed. 19 References. J. Lindroth

An introductory chapter discusses the diversity of expressions of defiance. It is noted that the book does not include a representative sample of all kinds of protest movements, but focuses instead on using a historical-structural perspective to reveal common patterns in movements with varied social bases/goals, & different sociopolitical contexts. A framework is provided for understanding the forms, origins, & outcomes of defiance. Although economic relations/conditions are considered the primary cause of defiance, the influence of political, gender, racial, & ethnic conflicts is acknowledged. Contextual factors that shape responses to grievances are described, & it is maintained that local institutional arrangements, class alliances, state structures, & global forces each help to determine how shared grievances are perceived & combated. An examination of the social bases of defiance & structural features that affect outcomes of defiance looks at subordination & domination in relation to the relations of production, other market-based tensions, & resistance grounded in gender, politics, or race/ethnicity. Elite responses to defiance are discussed, along with features of Latin America's heritage that have created unique patterns of protest. 40 References. J. Lindroth

Discusses the significance of the movements examined in the preceding chapters & describes popular protests that have taken place in Latin America more recently. Comparisons are made between earlier & later labor strikes, urban movements, gender-based resistance, religious movements, politically grounded protests, & racial/ethnic/indigenous-based movements. Special attention is given to the impact of varying economic, political, & social conditions. It is noted that race & ethnicity became a significant basis for collective protests for change in the 1990s, even though most democracies were more open than ever before to groups that had formerly been excluded. It is contended that redemocratization & market reforms eliminated some problems but created others, generating new feelings of injustice or deprivation, & producing new social movements spawned by past conditions. New strategies, especially those related to advanced modes of communication, are discussed. It is concluded that institutionally grounded historical approaches offer the best opportunity for assessing the unique features of Latin American social movements. 2 Tables, 60 References. J. Lindroth

Data for an analysis of a successful housing movement in downtown Mexico City was obtained from fieldwork in 1967/68 & 1971/72, as well as follow-up work in both 1987 & 1997. Research included 65 in-depth interviews with local community/political leaders, formal interviews with 100 residents, numerous informal conversations, observation of group meetings, & perusal of numerous documents. Conceptual understandings of the dynamics of popular protests are discussed to develop a framework for identifying conditions under which movements initiated by people with few material or political resources may be successful. The case history of the inner-city slum area called 'El Centro' describes poorly serviced, dilapidated housing owned by absentee landlords who hoped to drive out residents in order to develop their properties. Destruction of much of the housing in a 1985 earthquake served as an impetus to move local resistance from efforts to defend their rights as tenants, to demands for the government to expropriate the property & build new housing. The political & material consequences of the successful mobilization are discussed. 19 References. J. Lindroth

Discusses the significance of the movements examined in the preceding chapters & describes popular protests that have taken place in Latin America more recently. Comparisons are made between earlier & later labor strikes, urban movements, gender-based resistance, religious movements, politically grounded protests, & racial/ethnic/indigenous-based movements. Special attention is given to the impact of varying economic, political, & social conditions. It is noted that race & ethnicity became a significant basis for collective protests for change in the 1990s, even though most democracies were more open than ever before to groups that had formerly been excluded. It is contended that redemocratization & market reforms eliminated some problems but created others, generating new feelings of injustice or deprivation, & producing new social movements spawned by past conditions. New strategies, especially those related to advanced modes of communication, are discussed. It is concluded that institutionally grounded historical approaches offer the best opportunity for assessing the unique features of Latin American social movements. 2 Tables, 60 References. J. Lindroth