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Item Catalog of Documents Principally Related to Land Holding, Land Use, Tribute, and Population of the Valle del Mezquital, Mexico, During the Sixteenth Century(Benson Latin American Collection, 2007) Grossmann Cairus, Brigitte; Cairus, JoseThis catalog lists documents from the Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico City, selected by Elinor G. K. Melville during her research to produce A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico (1994). The documents were selected from various ramos of the AGN. The 18 reels in this catalog correspond to her original numbering of reels 1-15 and 18-20 of the documents. Her originally numbered reels 16 and 17 have been separately cataloged to provide better access to two whole volumes (2346 and 2627) from the Ramo de Tierras which they contain; see Benson Latin American Collection FILM 26437 for a description of these two reels.Item Chiapas: Recent Sources for Current Events(Benson Latin American Collection, 1998-11) Schroer, CraigThis bibliography presents an overview of recent publications relating to the Mayan uprising in Chiapas and to the Zapatista movement, as well as some starting points for locating information on the Internet. Materials are located at or are accessible from the Benson Latin American Collection unless otherwise indicated. In-library users who wish to browse will find the largest grouping of Chiapas-related books at the call number F 1256 in room 2N in the Benson Collection. However, books focusing on specific aspects of the Chiapas conflict may be located in other classification number areas.Item Citizen disenchantment in new democracies : the case of Mexico(2009-05) Crow, David (David Bradley); Luskin, Robert C.In July, 2000, Mexico ended seven decades of single-party rule with the election of Vicente Fox as president, culminating its gran fiesta democrática of the 1990's. Less than a decade later, though, the party's over. Citizen disenchantment with politics is widespread: Mexicans profoundly distrust parties, politicians, and parliament. Mexico is hardly unique. Satisfaction with democracy is low, declining, or both in 72 new (or older, poor) democracies in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. This dissertation analyzes the causes and consequences of the current Mexican malais--and of discontentment with democracy around the world. It addresses two groups of questions. First, what causes dissatisfaction with democracy? Does it attach to specific politicians or institutions, or to poor evaluations of government performance? Or does it bespeak a deeper frustration with democracy and its inability to meet citizens' expectation--particularly socioeconomic ones? Second, what does disillusionment bode for political participation? Do dissatisfied citizens quit voting? Do they become alienated or turn to confrontational participation? I argue that a main cause of political dissatisfaction is a citizen concept of democracy, "substantive" democracy, emphasizing economic improvement and social equity, combined with poor government performance in just those respects. This combination poses challenges for democracy in many countries, not just Mexico. Though citizens in apparently ineffective democracies are more disposed to entertain authoritarian alternative--which have already toppled some wavering democracies--most new democracies, including Mexico, have hung on. Widespread and deep dissatisfaction with democracy may jeopardize the survival of some new democracies, but the more immediate concern raised by dissatisfaction is its detrimental impact on political participation--and, ultimately, the quality of democracy. For citizens who conceive of democracy as an instrument of economic equality, their governments' failure to ameliorate poverty leads to disengagement from politics. These citizens vote and engage in institutional participation less often. Dissatisfaction also predisposes a small but significant minority of citizens to contentious political participation. Political dissatisfaction makes new democracies more likely to consolidate as what scholars have described as "semi-", "partial", or "illiberal" democracies.Item Mexican Statistics(Benson Latin American Collection, 1995-09) Gibbs, DonaldThe following publications were selected to provide a broad thematic variety of statistical sources related to Mexico. Most are recent, primarily annual, works supplemented with censuses and historical sources. The Benson Collection acquires many other compilations of this type. They may be found in the online catalog, UTCAT, under the subject headings listed on page 6.