Description |
1 online resource (xv, 336 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Cambridge concise histories |
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Cambridge concise histories.
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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.
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SUBJECT |
Mexico -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084571
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Subject |
Mexico
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Mexico.
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Mexique -- Histoire.
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Mexico (Mexique) -- Histoire.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Geschiedenis (vorm)
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
98056017 |
ISBN |
0511007841 |
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9780511007842 |
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0511116624 |
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9780511116629 |
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0511038674 |
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9780511038679 |
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0521589169 |
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9780521589161 |
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9780521581202 |
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0521581206 |
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9780511149481 |
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0511149484 |
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9786610153190 |
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6610153191 |
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