Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People - Softcover

Ruíz, Ramón Eduardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393310663 ISBN 13: 9780393310665

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

Synopsis

A narrative study of Mexico's tumultuous origin and development--from its Olmec, Aztec and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as an independent, but struggling, modern country.

Winner of a Commonwealth gold medal for Nonfiction and lauded as one of the five best history books of the year by the Los Angeles Times, this epic history of Mexico tells the story of that country's tumultuous origin and development―from its Olmec, Aztec, and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as a dependent, struggling and economically unstable modern country. The history of Mexico, writes Ramón Eduardo Ruiz, one of our most distinguished Mexicanists, is one long tragedy intermittently punctuated by triumph.

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From the Back Cover:

This epic history of Mexico tells the story of that country's tumultuous origin and development--from its Olmec, Aztec, and Mayan heritage to its present-day incarnation as a dependent, struggling, and economically unstable modern country. The history of Mexico, writes Ramon Eduardo Ruiz, one of our most distinguished Mexicanists, is one long tragedy intermittently punctuated by triumph.

About the Author:

Ramón Eduardo Ruíz is a professor in the history department at the University of California San Diego at La Jolla.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0393310663
• ISBN 13: 9780393310665
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 514