The Mexicans

NOTE EDITORE

This historical overview of Mexico explores at every opportunity what it is that makes contemporary Mexico the fascinating and vibrant melange of cultures that it is. Embracing an exuberant array of ethnic diversity?including Amerindian, African-American, and European cultures?Mexico is emblematic of much of the clash and combination of cultures that characterizes virtually all of Latin America, from the earliest European conquest and colonization to the present day, The Mexicans: A Sense of Culture captures and reveals the intriguing complexities of daily life in Mexico, from its artistic pursuits to its political and economic patterns.

SOMMARIO

PrefaceIntroduction: Learning Language,Knowing Culture 11 Getting it, Between Cultures 72 The Importance of Mexico's Past 273 This New World, Spanish Style 474 Conquest and Colony 655 Cultural Hybridity Emerging 756 Making Today's Mexico: Criollos,Independence, and Caudillos 917 The Mexican Mind: An Interlude 1078 Making Today's Mexico: The Nineteenth Centuryand the Mexican Revolution 1279 Problems That Wouldn't Go Away 14110 Particular Mexican Ways 15511 Making Today's Mexico: Or, How andWhy Are There Two Mexicos? 175 vi Contents12 Along the Political Roller Coaster 19313 And Now: Pre-Postmodern Mexico? 20914 Flying High or Primed for a Fall? 225Appendix 239Glossary 241Reftrences 251Index

AUTORE

Merrell, Floyd

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780367318710
• Dimensioni: 9 x 6 in Ø 1.00 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 291