The Oxford History of Mexico

by Beezley, William; Meyer, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780199731985
• ISBN10: 0199731985
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The tenth anniversary edition of The Oxford History of Mexico tells the fascinating story of Mexico as it has evolved from the reign of the Aztecs through the twenty-first century. Available for the first time in paperback, this magnificent volume covers the nation's history in a series ofessays written by an international team of scholars. Essays have been revised to reflect events of the past decade, recent discoveries, and the newest advances in scholarship, while a new introduction discusses such issues as immigration from Mexico to the United States and the democratizationimplied by the defeat of the official party in the 2000 and 2006 presidential elections. Newly released to commemorate the bicentennial of the Mexican War of Independence and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, this updated and redesigned volume offers an affordable, accessible, and compellingaccount of Mexico through the ages.

Author Biography

William Beezley is Professor of History at the University of Arizona and director of the Oaxaca Summer Institute in Modern Mexican History and Culture.
Michael C. Meyer was Professor of History at the University of Arizona.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Great Encounter	p. 9
The Spain that Encountered Mexico	p. 11
The Mexico that Spain Encountered	p. 45
The Collision of Two Worlds	p. 73
Crown, Cross, and Lance in New Spain, 1521-1810	p. 109
An Empire Beyond Compare	p. 111
Faith and Morals in Colonial Mexico	p. 143
Indian Resistance to Colonialism	p. 175
Disease, Ecology, and the Environment	p. 203
Women in Colonial Mexico	p. 235
Collapse, Regeneration, and Challenge, 1810-1910	p. 263
The Old Colonialism Ends, the New Colonialism Begins	p. 265
Fashioning a New Nation	p. 285
War and Peace with the United States	p. 319
Betterment for Whom? The Reform Period: 1855-75	p. 349
The Culture of Modernity	p. 373
The Mexican Revolution, 1910-40	p. 407
The Mexican Revolution, 1910-20	p. 409
Rebuilding the Nation	p. 438
Mexico and the Outside World	p. 471
Mexican Culture, 1920-45	p. 508
Mexico in the Post-World War II Era	p. 535
The Mexican "Miracle" and its Collapse	p. 537
The Time of the Technocrats and Deconstruction of the Revolution	p. 569
Mass Media and Popular Culture in the Postrevolutionary Era	p. 598
Glossary	p. 635
Bibliography	p. 643
Contributors	p. 655
Index	p. 657
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