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A Glorious Defeat
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008; US$ 15.99The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to U.S. expansion, and brought to the surface a host of tensions that led to devastating civil wars in both countries. Among generations of... more...
The Mexican Wars for Independence
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2009; US$ 16.99Mexico?s wars for independence were not fought to achieve political independence. Unlike their neighbors to the north, Mexico?s revolutionaries aimed to overhaul their society. Intending profound social reform, the rebellion?s leaders declared from the onset that their struggle would be incomplete, even meaningless, if it were merely a political... more...
Beyond Borders
Wiley 2010; US$ 93.95Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Considers the issues from the perspectives of both the United States and... more...
The Gospel of Peter and Early Christian Apologetics
Mohr Siebeck 2011; US$ 69.57Hauptbeschreibung Timothy P. Henderson examines the apologetic and polemical characteristics of the Gospel of Peter and demonstrates that this early Christian text was composed by reworking material from the New Testament gospels. He suggests that the category of Second Temple Jewish writings known as "Rewritten Bible" provides the best analogy for... more...
State Governors in the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1952
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2009; US$ 28.99This unique volume examines revolutionary Mexico's state governors-the most significant intermediaries between the national government and the people it ruled. Leading scholars study governors from ten different states of Mexico during the eventful first half of the twentieth century to demonstrate the diversity of the governors' experiences over time,... more...
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