Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary History and Culture - Hardcover
A concise overview of 20th- and 21st-century Mexico, this volume explores the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.
· Includes over 150 entries covering economy, architecture, literature, people, cultural and religious events, tourism, land policy, and more
· Provides a profile of each Mexican state on political, economic, social, and cultural topics
· Includes biographies of leading political and cultural figures such as Carlos Monsiváis, Octavio Paz, and Elena Poniatowska
· Includes a detailed chronology of Mexico for the 20th century and a bibliography covering the classics as well as the latest literature
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"Poor Mexico," the old Latin American saying goes, "so far from God and so close to the United States." But how well do we actually know our southern neighbors? This brief but thorough reference work explores the profane and the pious, the triumphs and traumas of the past 100 years of Mexico's history.
Don M. Coerver, PhD, is professor of history at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
Suzanne B. Pasztor, PhD, is associate professor of history and international studies at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, specializing in Mexican history.
Robert M. Buffington, PhD, is associate professor of history at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
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- PublisherABC-CLIO
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1576071324
- ISBN 13 9781576071328
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages648
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