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Meanings and Mobilizations: A Cultural Politics Approach to Social Movements and States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2022

Jeffrey W. Rubin
Jeffrey W. Rubin*
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Boston University
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Through examination of the Zapotec movement in Juchitán, Mexico, the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Pan-Mayan movements in Guatemala, and the Afro-Reggae Cultural Group in Rio de Janeiro, this article will show that social movements are best analyzed through a combined focus on the circuitous historical pathways of their origins and emergence and on the diverse pieces of representation and meaning out of which they are made. This dual focus, in turn, enables us to understand how political actors form, the places where politics occurs, and the resignifications that lie at the heart of political conflict.

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Research Article
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Latin American Research Review , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , 2004 , pp. 106 - 142
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Copyright © 2004 by the University of Texas Press

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