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Bad Mexicans

Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

by Kelly Lytle Hernández ...

**Winner of the Bancroft Prize • Shortlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize • Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the Cundill History PrizeOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 • A Kirkus Reviews Best World History ... Read more

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**Winner of the Bancroft Prize • Shortlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize • Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the Cundill History PrizeOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 • A Kirkus Reviews Best World History
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Forget the Alamo

The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford ...

**A New York Times bestseller!“Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review"Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal“Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston ChronicleThree noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a ... Read more

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**A New York Times bestseller!“Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review"Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal“Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston ChronicleThree noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a
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Old Villita and La Villita Continues

by Maury Maverick, Lynn Maverick Denzer ...

Discover the rich history and cultural heritage of San Antonio's La Villita. This unique volume combines a historical account with a contemporary perspective on the preservation of this iconic landmark.Old Villita and La Villita Continues explores the origins of La Villita, from its early days as a Spanish settlement to its modern-day incarnation as a vibrant arts village. Maury Maverick Sr.'s ... Read more

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Discover the rich history and cultural heritage of San Antonio's La Villita. This unique volume combines a historical account with a contemporary perspective on the preservation of this iconic landmark.Old Villita and La Villita Continues explores the origins of La Villita, from its early days as a Spanish settlement to its modern-day incarnation as a vibrant arts village. Maury Maverick Sr.'s
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Watering the Revolution

An Environmental and Technological History of Agrarian Reform in Mexico

by Mikael D. Wolfe ...

In Watering the Revolution Mikael D. Wolfe transforms our understanding of Mexican agrarian reform through an environmental and technological history of water management in the emblematic Laguna region. Drawing on extensive archival research in Mexico and the United States, Wolfe shows how during the long Mexican Revolution (1910-1940) engineers’ distribution of water paradoxically undermined land ... Read more

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In Watering the Revolution Mikael D. Wolfe transforms our understanding of Mexican agrarian reform through an environmental and technological history of water management in the emblematic Laguna region. Drawing on extensive archival research in Mexico and the United States, Wolfe shows how during the long Mexican Revolution (1910-1940) engineers’ distribution of water paradoxically undermined land
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Dying to Cross

The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History

by Jorge Ramos ...

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The Colony

Faith and Blood in a Promised Land

by Sally Denton ...

**A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection“The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I’ve ever come across.” —Douglas PrestonAn investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost.**On the morning of ... Read more

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**A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection“The Colony is one of the most gripping and disturbing true stories I’ve ever come across.” —Douglas PrestonAn investigation into the November, 2019 killings of nine women and children in Northern Mexico—an event that drew international attention—The Colony examines the strange, little-understood world of a polygamist Mormon outpost.**On the morning of
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Historia mínima de México

by Daniel Cosío Villegas ...

Este clásico de El Colegio de México se vuelve a publicar a 44 años de su primera edición. En estas páginas están registrados los acontecimientos que han dejado huella en la historia de México, desde los pasos inciertos de sus primeros pobladores, en los tiempos prehispánicos, hasta los también inciertos de quienes atravesaron la crisis de los años ochenta del siglo XX. Entre éstos y aquéllos, el ... Read more

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Este clásico de El Colegio de México se vuelve a publicar a 44 años de su primera edición. En estas páginas están registrados los acontecimientos que han dejado huella en la historia de México, desde los pasos inciertos de sus primeros pobladores, en los tiempos prehispánicos, hasta los también inciertos de quienes atravesaron la crisis de los años ochenta del siglo XX. Entre éstos y aquéllos, el
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Cartas y relaciones de Hernan Cortés al emperador Carlos V

by Hernán Cortés, Pascual de Gayangos ...

Las Cartas de relación escritas por Hernán Cortés, fueron dirigidas al emperador Carlos V. En estas cartas, Cortés describe su viaje a México, su llegada a Tenochtitlán, capital del imperio azteca, y algunos de los eventos que resultarían en la conquista de México.Hernán Cortés era de linaje noble y estudió durante algún tiempo latín, gramática y leyes en la Universidad de Salamanca, aunque sin ... Read more

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Las Cartas de relación escritas por Hernán Cortés, fueron dirigidas al emperador Carlos V. En estas cartas, Cortés describe su viaje a México, su llegada a Tenochtitlán, capital del imperio azteca, y algunos de los eventos que resultarían en la conquista de México.Hernán Cortés era de linaje noble y estudió durante algún tiempo latín, gramática y leyes en la Universidad de Salamanca, aunque sin
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San Miguel de Allende

Mexicans, Foreigners, and the Making of a World Heritage Site

by Lisa Pinley Covert ...

Series series The Mexican Experience
Struggling to free itself from a century of economic decline and stagnation, the town of San Miguel de Allende, nestled in the hills of central Mexico, discovered that its “timeless” quality could provide a way forward. While other Mexican towns pursued policies of industrialization, San Miguel—on the economic, political, and cultural margins of revolutionary Mexico—worked to demonstrate that it ... Read more

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Struggling to free itself from a century of economic decline and stagnation, the town of San Miguel de Allende, nestled in the hills of central Mexico, discovered that its “timeless” quality could provide a way forward. While other Mexican towns pursued policies of industrialization, San Miguel—on the economic, political, and cultural margins of revolutionary Mexico—worked to demonstrate that it
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Cuentos populares mexicanos

by David Daniel Álvarez, Abraham Balcázar Rodríguez, Israel Barrón González, Manuel Monroy García, Juan Carlos Palomino Macías, Ricardo Peláez Goycochea, Isidro Reyes Esquivel, Santiago Solís Montes de Oca, Fabrice Dominique Vanden Broeck, Fabio Morábito ...

Series series Clásicos
A partir de una minuciosa investigación etnográfica y lingüística de los relatos de tradición oral más representativos del país, Fabio Morábito reúne en esta antología 125 cuentos provenientes de regiones que van desde Sonora hasta Chiapas, desde los tarahumaras hasta los chontales y, más allá todavía, incursionar en California y Nuevo México, para reaparecer más adelante en Veracruz y Querétaro. ... Read more

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A partir de una minuciosa investigación etnográfica y lingüística de los relatos de tradición oral más representativos del país, Fabio Morábito reúne en esta antología 125 cuentos provenientes de regiones que van desde Sonora hasta Chiapas, desde los tarahumaras hasta los chontales y, más allá todavía, incursionar en California y Nuevo México, para reaparecer más adelante en Veracruz y Querétaro.
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The House of the Pain of Others

Chronicle of a Small Genocide

by Julián Herbert ...

A brilliant work of historical excavation with profound echoes in an age redolent with violence and xenophobiaEarly in the twentieth century, amid the myths of progress and modernity that underpinned Mexico’s ruling party, some three hundred Chinese immigrants—close to half of the Cantonese residents of the newly founded city of Torreón—were massacred over the course of three days. It is ... Read more

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A brilliant work of historical excavation with profound echoes in an age redolent with violence and xenophobiaEarly in the twentieth century, amid the myths of progress and modernity that underpinned Mexico’s ruling party, some three hundred Chinese immigrants—close to half of the Cantonese residents of the newly founded city of Torreón—were massacred over the course of three days. It is
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How to Move to Mexico

Step-by-Step Guide

by William Jones ...

How to Move to Mexico: Step-by-Step Guide by William Jones is your ultimate companion for navigating the exciting journey of relocating to Mexico. Whether you're looking to retire in the sun, pursue a career, or simply experience life in one of the most vibrant and culturally rich countries in the world, this comprehensive guide will walk you through every step of the process.Packed with practical ... Read more

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How to Move to Mexico: Step-by-Step Guide by William Jones is your ultimate companion for navigating the exciting journey of relocating to Mexico. Whether you're looking to retire in the sun, pursue a career, or simply experience life in one of the most vibrant and culturally rich countries in the world, this comprehensive guide will walk you through every step of the process.Packed with practical
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A Narco History

How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the "Mexican Drug War"

by Carmen Boullosa, Mike Wallace ...

The term Mexican Drug War” misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair.But this diverts attention from the U.S. role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It’s not just that Americans buy drugs from, and sell weapons to, Mexico’s murderous cartels. It’s that ever since the U.S. prohibited the use and sale of drugs ... Read more

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The term Mexican Drug War” misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair.But this diverts attention from the U.S. role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It’s not just that Americans buy drugs from, and sell weapons to, Mexico’s murderous cartels. It’s that ever since the U.S. prohibited the use and sale of drugs
... Read more
The Zapatista Experience

Rebellion, Resistance, and Autonomy

by Jérôme Baschet ...

Translated by Traductores Rebeldes Autónomos Cronopios ...

An exploration of the Zapatista project, from its conception to the present.On the thirtieth anniversary of the Mayan Indigenous uprising in Chiapas, The Zapatista Experience reconstructs the trajectory of the Zapatista struggle over the last three decades, both in its concrete achievements and in its contributions to the renewal of critical and antisystemic thinking. The Zapatista rebellion has ... Read more

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An exploration of the Zapatista project, from its conception to the present.On the thirtieth anniversary of the Mayan Indigenous uprising in Chiapas, The Zapatista Experience reconstructs the trajectory of the Zapatista struggle over the last three decades, both in its concrete achievements and in its contributions to the renewal of critical and antisystemic thinking. The Zapatista rebellion has
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In the Shadow of the Mexican Revolution

Contemporary Mexican History, 1910–1989

by Héctor Aguilar Camín, Lorenzo Meyer ...

Translated by Luis Alberto Fierro ...

Series series LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series
An authoritative and comprehensive history of post-revolutionary Mexico by two of the country's leading intellectuals.Héctor Aguilar Camín and Lorenzo Meyer set out to fill a void in the literature on Mexican history: the lack of a single text to cover the history of Mexico during the twentieth century. In the Shadow of the Mexican Revolution, covers the Mexican Revolution itself, the gradual ... Read more

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An authoritative and comprehensive history of post-revolutionary Mexico by two of the country's leading intellectuals.Héctor Aguilar Camín and Lorenzo Meyer set out to fill a void in the literature on Mexican history: the lack of a single text to cover the history of Mexico during the twentieth century. In the Shadow of the Mexican Revolution, covers the Mexican Revolution itself, the gradual
... Read more
Oaxaca Resurgent

Indigeneity, Development, and Inequality in Twentieth-Century Mexico

by A. S. Dillingham ...

Oaxaca Resurgent examines how Indigenous people in one of Mexico's most rebellious states shaped local and national politics during the twentieth century. Drawing on declassified surveillance documents and original ethnographic research, A. S. Dillingham traces the contested history of indigenous development and the trajectory of the Mexican government's Instituto Nacional Indigenista, the most ... Read more

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Oaxaca Resurgent examines how Indigenous people in one of Mexico's most rebellious states shaped local and national politics during the twentieth century. Drawing on declassified surveillance documents and original ethnographic research, A. S. Dillingham traces the contested history of indigenous development and the trajectory of the Mexican government's Instituto Nacional Indigenista, the most
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Horizontal Vertigo

A City Called Mexico

by Juan Villoro ...

Translated by Alfred MacAdam ...

At once intimate and wide-ranging, and as enthralling, surprising, and vivid as the place itself, this is a uniquely eye-opening tour of one of the great metropolises of the world, and its largest Spanish-speaking city.Horizontal Vertigo: The title refers to the fear of ever-impending earthquakes that led Mexicans to build their capital city outward rather than upward. With the perspicacity of a ... Read more

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At once intimate and wide-ranging, and as enthralling, surprising, and vivid as the place itself, this is a uniquely eye-opening tour of one of the great metropolises of the world, and its largest Spanish-speaking city.Horizontal Vertigo: The title refers to the fear of ever-impending earthquakes that led Mexicans to build their capital city outward rather than upward. With the perspicacity of a
... Read more
Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds

Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America

by Gregory Rodriguez ...

An unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican-Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the Spanish conquest in the ... Read more

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An unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican-Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the Spanish conquest in the
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Unsettled Land

From Revolution to Republic, the Struggle for Texas

by Sam W. Haynes ...

A bold new history of the origins and aftermath of the Texas Revolution, revealing how Indians, Mexicans, and Americans battled for survival in one of the continent’s most diverse regionsThe Texas Revolution has long been cast as an epic episode in the origins of the American West. As the story goes, larger-than-life figures like Sam Houston, David Crockett, and William Barret Travis fought to ... Read more

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A bold new history of the origins and aftermath of the Texas Revolution, revealing how Indians, Mexicans, and Americans battled for survival in one of the continent’s most diverse regionsThe Texas Revolution has long been cast as an epic episode in the origins of the American West. As the story goes, larger-than-life figures like Sam Houston, David Crockett, and William Barret Travis fought to
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¿Quién conquistó México?

by Federico Navarrete ...

Los españoles no conquistaron México-Tenochtitlan: fueron decenas de miles de indígenas, movidos por sus propios intereses y encabezados por líderes que, sistemáticamente, condujeron a Cortés a cumplir sus propios fines con todo éxito. En este ensayo -tan certero como revolucionario y agudo- el historiador Federico Navarrete hace un repaso vibrante y seductor de lo ocurrido hace exactamente 500 ... Read more

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Los españoles no conquistaron México-Tenochtitlan: fueron decenas de miles de indígenas, movidos por sus propios intereses y encabezados por líderes que, sistemáticamente, condujeron a Cortés a cumplir sus propios fines con todo éxito. En este ensayo -tan certero como revolucionario y agudo- el historiador Federico Navarrete hace un repaso vibrante y seductor de lo ocurrido hace exactamente 500
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Home Grown

Marijuana and the Origins of Mexico's War on Drugs

by Isaac Campos ...

Historian Isaac Campos combines wide-ranging archival research with the latest scholarship on the social and cultural dimensions of drug-related behavior in this telling of marijuana’s remarkable history in Mexico. Introduced in the sixteenth century by the Spanish, cannabis came to Mexico as an industrial fiber and symbol of European empire. But, Campos demonstrates, as it gradually spread to ... Read more

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Historian Isaac Campos combines wide-ranging archival research with the latest scholarship on the social and cultural dimensions of drug-related behavior in this telling of marijuana’s remarkable history in Mexico. Introduced in the sixteenth century by the Spanish, cannabis came to Mexico as an industrial fiber and symbol of European empire. But, Campos demonstrates, as it gradually spread to
... Read more
La Revolución de Texas

La historia y el legado de la Guerra del estado de Texas por la Independencia de México

by Charles River Editors ...

Translated by Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano ...

Aquí va una adivinanza. ¿Qué parte de Estados Unidos ha estado bajo la soberanía de seis países diferentes? La respuesta, por el título de este libro, es obvia. “Texas es un estado mental, pero creo que es mucho más que eso. Es una mística que se aproxima a una religión. A pesar de su enorme extensión, variedad de climas y diferencias en el paisaje, Texas tiene una cohesión interna quizá más ... Read more

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Aquí va una adivinanza. ¿Qué parte de Estados Unidos ha estado bajo la soberanía de seis países diferentes? La respuesta, por el título de este libro, es obvia. “Texas es un estado mental, pero creo que es mucho más que eso. Es una mística que se aproxima a una religión. A pesar de su enorme extensión, variedad de climas y diferencias en el paisaje, Texas tiene una cohesión interna quizá más
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Yesterday in Mexico

A Chronicle of the Revolution, 1919–1936

by John W. F. Dulles ...

Early in a sixteen-year sojourn in Mexico as an engineer for an American mining company, John W. F. Dulles became fascinated by the story of Mexico’s emergence as a modern nation, and was imbued with the urge to tell that story as it had not yet been told—by letting events speak for themselves, without any interpretations or appraisal.The resultant book offers an interesting paradox: it is ... Read more

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Early in a sixteen-year sojourn in Mexico as an engineer for an American mining company, John W. F. Dulles became fascinated by the story of Mexico’s emergence as a modern nation, and was imbued with the urge to tell that story as it had not yet been told—by letting events speak for themselves, without any interpretations or appraisal.The resultant book offers an interesting paradox: it is
... Read more
Mexico: Democracy Interrupted

by Ms. Jo Tuckman ...

In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover—after 71 years of PRI dominance—was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with ... Read more

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In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover—after 71 years of PRI dominance—was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with
... Read more

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