TY - GEN TY - GEN T1 - The Mexico reader : history, culture, politics T2 - Latin America readers A2 - Henderson, Timothy J. A2 - Joseph, Gilbert M. LA - eng PP - Durham, NC PB - Duke University Press YR - 2005 ED - 3rd printing UL - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.1961366 AB - [This book] is [an] introduction to ... many Mexicos, or the many varied histories and cultures that comprise contemporary Mexico ... Written for the traveler, student, and expert alike, the collection offers a ... guide to the history and culture of Mexico - including its difficult, uneven modernization; the ways the country has been profoundly shaped not only by Mexicans but also by those outside its borders; and the extraordinary economic, political, and ideological power of the Roman Catholic Church. The volume looks into the causes of the chronic instability, violence, and economic turmoil that have characterized periods of Mexico's history while also celebrating the country's rich cultural heritage. A diverse collection of more than eighty selections, [this book] brings together poetry, folklore, fiction, polemics, photo essays, songs, political cartoons, memoirs, satire, and scholarly writing.-Back cover. NO - Originally published: Durham : Duke University Press, c2002. SN - 0822330423 paperback KW - historia KW - Mexico : Economic conditions. KW - Mexico : History. KW - Mexico : Social conditions. KW - Meksiko ER -