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Author Hamnett, Brian R.

Title A concise history of Mexico / Brian Hamnett
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 336 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge concise histories
Cambridge concise histories.
Contents Mexico in perspective: Nationalism and territory -- Living with the USA -- Border -- Drug trafficking -- Indigenous Mexico -- Pre-Columbian era: Olmecs -- Monte Alban and the Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca -- Mayas -- Teotihuacan -- North -- Time of troubles, 750-950 -- Toltecs -- Post-Classic Maya -- Zapotecs and Mixtecs of the Post-Classic era -- Central Mexico -- Aztecs -- European incursion, (1519-1620): Impact of the fall of Tenochtitlan -- Imposition of Christianity -- Hispanic land ecquisition -- New Spain, 1620-1770: Spanish colonialism and American society: Spain and the empire: Merchants, financiers, and markets -- Indian communities -- New Spain's Baroque culture-- Cult of the Virgin -- Exposed north and far north -- Political processes -- Destabilisation and fragmentation, 1770-1867: Climax and collapse of New Spain, 1770-1821 -- Failures and successes of a newly sovereign state, 1821-1867 -- Reconstruction: Liberal republic: Constitutionalism or personal rule, 1867-1911? -- Revolutionary system: State power or democratisation, 1911-1940? -- Monopoly party, 1940-2000: 'Mexican miracle' and political control, 1940-1970 -- Economic crises and political division, 1970-2000 -- Final comments
Summary "Mexico's fascinating complexities are difficult to approach. This illustrated Concise History begins with a brief examination of contemporary issues, while the book as a whole - ranging from the Olmecs to the present day - combines a chronological and thematic approach while highlighting long-term issues and controversies over interpretation." "The book's prime objective is accessibility to a range of readers, including those interested in gaining a broad general knowledge of the country and those across the professions anxious to acquire a rapid but secure understanding of a subject where there are few starting points."--Jacket
Analysis México Historia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-315) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject HISTORY.
SUBJECT Mexico -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084571
Subject Mexico
Mexico.
Mexique -- Histoire.
Mexico (Mexique) -- Histoire.
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 98056017
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