Cuadernos de Antropología Social (Jul 2009)
Recent trends and challenges in three large Mexican cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey
Abstract
In this paper we analyze a series of factors or aspects in three large contemporary Mexican cities: multi-culturality, inequality, social and urban fragmentation, public insecurity and conflicting conceptions of what the city should be. The article offers an overview of the current situation, on the basis of the authors’ own research projects and a review of recent literature on the topic. It is therefore primarily a theoretical paper