Mexican National Identity: Memory, Innuendo, and Popular Culture

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Focusing on the formation of Mexican national identity in the nineteenth century, historian William Beezley argues that it emerged from the contributions of ordinary people rather than an elite class. He explores how independence festivals, children's games, and puppet theater performances played a crucial role in shaping a collective sense of nationhood. These everyday activities, driven by the need for economic survival, were instrumental in fostering sentiments of nationality, as peddlers and artisans refined their crafts to appeal to wider audiences.