Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic [2 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313349487 ISBN 13: 9780313349485

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2012

Synopsis

Providing over 200 entries on politics, government, economics, society, culture, and much more, this two-volume work brings modern Mexico to life.

· Comprises information from approximately 100 contributors

· Provides a timeline of events of modern Mexico from 1968 to the present day

· Includes about 50 photographs that illustrate many aspects of contemporary Mexico

· Provides a helpful bibliography and subject index

About this title

Book Description

Everything from traditional folklore and music to pop culture such as television soap operas and Lucha Libre, a theatrical form of wrestling, make up the fabric of modern life in Mexico. Despite its close proximity to and shared border with the United States, the country of Mexico truly is a world apart.

About the Author

Alex M. Saragoza is associate professor in the Chicanos Studies Program at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, and has written frequently on Mexico in books and essays.

Ana Paula Ambrosi is an independent scholar with a background in political analysis and communications for the Mexican president as well as migration and health issues concerning Mexicans coming to the United States.

Silvia D. Zárate is an independent scholar specializing in art history and the arts in Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0313349487
• ISBN 13: 9780313349485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 780
• Editor: Ambrosi Ana Paula, Zárate Silvia D., Saragoza Alex M.