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First World Dreams
Zed Books 2006; US$ 25.95Mexicans have long dreamt of the First World, and in recent times it has landed there with a thud. Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. The impacts have been paradoxical. A vibrant civil society is marred by human rights abuses and violent rebellion. Market reforms... more...
A Culture of Everyday Credit
University of Nebraska Press 2006; US$ 29.95Pawning was a common credit mechanism in Mexico City in the 19th century. A two-tiered sector of public and private pawnbrokers provided collateral credit. This book shows how Mexican women depended on credit to run their households since the Bourbon era and how the collateral credit business of pawnbroking developed into a profitable enterprise. more...
Looking for History
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007; US$ 16.95From the esteemed New Yorker correspondent comes an incisive volume of essays and reportage that vividly illuminates Latin America?s recent history. Only Alma Guillermoprieto, the most highly regarded writer on the region, could unravel the complex threads of Colombia?s cocaine wars or assess the combination of despotism, charm, and political jiu-jitsu... more...
Mexico Since 1980
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 21.00Addresses two questions that are crucial to understanding Mexico's current economic and political challenges. more...
Border Crosser
Random House Publishing Group 2009; US$ 26.00Johnny Rico is back. After risking his life as an Afghanistan stop-loss soldier, an experience he described in the cult phenomenon Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green , he now dares to embed himself on both sides of America?s most dangerous domestic conflict?the war for and against illegal immigration?in an exhilarating new exercise in immersion... more...
Mexico
Infobase Publishing 2005; US$ 30.00- Information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture- Abundant full-color illustrations guide the reader on a voyage of discovery- Maps reflect current political boundaries more...
The Moral Force of Indigenous Politics
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 28.00Traces the transformation of indigenous politics in Mexico, linking indigenous identity directly to state formation. more...
The Memoirs of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier
Oxford University Press, USA 1998; US$ 15.99On December 12, 1794, Fray Servando Teresa de Mier preached a sermon in Mexico City that led to his arrest by the Inquisition. He was exiled to Spain--only to escape and spend ten years traveling throughout Europe, as none other than a French priest. So began the grand adventure of Fray Servando's life, and of this gripping memoir. Here is an invitation... more...
Security in Mexico
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95The security situation in Mexico has deteriorated in recent years. To help inform debate on the future of U.S.-Mexico relations, this study examined a set of U.S. policy options and potential policy priorities that hold promise for Mexicos security. more...









