00937nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001600043653003400059653002100093653004300114100001700157245008000174300000600254490000700260520047400267022001400741                                       d10aMexico (MX)10aSocial conflicts (THE\_65396)10aSocial practices10arituals and festive events (ICH\_1229)1 aN. Churchill00aDignifying Carnival: The Politics of Heritage Recognition in Puebla, Mexico  a10 v133 aThis article problematizes the process of heritage declaration using ethnographic research on the working class carnival produced each year in the historic city center of Puebla, México. The author explores the ways in which the intersection of cultural and political practice in this case has not only called into question the authenticity of certain aspects of this local tradition, but have instead converted them into points of contention among carnival producers.  a0940-7391