2. Political Pragmatics and Practicalities: Notes on Three Ejidal Meetings

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps, Charts, Tables, and Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface: Outline and Problems xiii
6. PART ONE. SEVEN PRINCES
7. 1. Seven Political Life Studies 1
8. FIELDNOTES INTERLUDE
9. 2. Political Pragmatics and Practicalities: Notes on Three Ejidal Meetings 77
10. PART TWO. STRUCTURE AND HISTORY
11. 3. Political Ethnography: "Confidential Friend" and Related Categories 89
12. 4. Political Organization 115
13. 5. Political History: Libido Dominandi and the Rise of Elias (Scarface) Caso (1926-1956) 132
14. PART THREE. "POLITICAL ECONOMY"
15. 6. Political Economy, Oligarchy, and the Leaders 179
16. PART FOUR. EXPERIENCE AND METHODS
17. 7. Fieldwork Categories: Sources of Shattered Bits 203
18. 8. "Writing It Up" 220
19. 9. Background: Personal and Intellectual 246
20. APPENDICES
21. Economic Appendix A. The Ejidal Bank and Naranja Ejido Economics 263
22. Economic Appendix B. The History of Anita Rias (Fieldwork Datum No. 11) 268
23. Homicide Appendix 271
24. Psychological Appendix A. Camilos Rorschach 276
25. Psychological Appendix B. Bonis Rorschach 281
26. Psychological Appendix C. Aquiles' Rorschach 285
27. NOTES 291
28. SOURCES 299