Mexico: A Brief History

Alicia Hernandez Chavez

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UPC:
9780520244917
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
1/12/2006
Author:
Alicia Hernndez Chvez
Language:
english
Edition:
1st
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Beginning with the pre-Hispanic period and ending with the latest democratic developments of the twenty-first century, this definitive one-volume history of Mexico analyzes the ways that economic, social, and political dynamics have interacted to shape the nation's past. Alicia Hernndez Chvez takes into account new historiographywhich is fully integrated with anthropology, political science, economics, and international relationsto present an original and fresh interpretation of the structures and processes that determined the country's evolution. Based on the latest sources in both Spanish and other languages, this book illustrates that Mexico's historyfar from being one of violent change, uprisings, and revolutiontended more toward stability and political collaboration. Hernndez Chvez argues that Mexicans relied on tradition and institutions to effect change, resorting to disorder and destruction as little as possible. Numerous maps, tables, and charts support the text, providing extensive information on geography, social structures, the economy, politics, education, health, and transportation.