Analysis of a Proposed Methodology Regarding the State

This is an analysis of Rhina Roux's book, The Mexican Prince, examining the author's new approach to investigating the functioning of the state, with a particular emphasis on data pertaining to the government & society of Mexico throughout the twentieth century. One of the primary goal...

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Published in:Política y cultura (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexico), 2006-04 (25), p.213-221
Main Author: Vega Estrada, Sergio de la
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Communities
Government
Mexico
Research Methodology
Society
State
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Summary:This is an analysis of Rhina Roux's book, The Mexican Prince, examining the author's new approach to investigating the functioning of the state, with a particular emphasis on data pertaining to the government & society of Mexico throughout the twentieth century. One of the primary goals of Roux's proposed methodology is to modify the perspective of analysis. This new methodology does not center on cordial relations within & without the state, but the asymmetric relationships inside & outside the state. While this approach at times involves paradoxes & contradictions, even huge ones, it is only through the indelible nexus of state & community that one can analyze the unstable discrepancies that often arise in the relationship between the two. Thus, disjunction is better understood from within the context of conjunction. R. Young
ISSN:0188-7742