Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary History and Culture

Mexico Today: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary History and Culture
Author: composite authors
ABC-CLIO
2004
Pages: 621
Language: English
Format: pdf
Size: 7 Mb

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.
"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.
From NAFTA to narcotics, from immigration to energy, the ties that bind our nation and Mexico are varied and strong. Mexico uncovers the real Mexico that lies behind the stereotypes of tacos, tequila, and tourist hotels. Compiled by leading scholars of Mexican history and society, its more than 150 entries examine the nation in all its fascinating contradictions and complexity. This concise yet thorough study, covering the last 100 years of Mexican history, is the only one volume, A–Z reference work available to students, scholars, and readers curious about one of the world's most diverse and dynamic societies.
What was the Mexican Revolution all about? Who are the Zapatistas? And why do Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo?