Ambiguous Missionaries
Rural Teachers and State Facades in Guerrero, 1930-1950
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12088320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Gillingham (University of North Carolina Wilmington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 331-360 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0742-9797 • E-ISSN: 1533-8320 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/msem.2006.22.2.331 |
| OpenAlex | W2067763645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article analyses the role of rural teachers in state formation in Guerrero, from revolutionary reconstruction through Cardenista reform projects to the dawn of the postrevolutionary political system. It examines the ideological construction of the maestro rural as a reformist opponent of caciques and the poverty they were held to perpetuate; traces the cacical practices of many teachers in Guerrero; and questions teachers' efficacy as agents of rational/bureaucratic state expansion. In conclusion, the author considers the relevance of the history of education in Guerrero to broader assessments of education and state formation in modern Mexico. Este artículo analiza el papel de los profesores rurales en la formación estatal en Guerrero, desde la reconstrucción revolucionaria a través de la reforma cardenista, hasta el inicio del sistema político postrevolucionario. Examina la construcción ideológica del maestro rural como un opositor reformista de caciques y la pobreza que estaban sometidos a perpetuar; traza las prácticas cacicales de muchos profesores en Guerrero; y cuestiona la eficacia de los maestros como agentes de expansión estatal racional/burocrática. Para concluir, el autor considera la relevancia de la historia de la educación en Guerrero para ampliar la valoración de la educación y formación estatal en el México moderno
Art · Bureaucracy · Humanities · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · State (computer science · Historical Studies in Latin America · Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2014 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |